LoriMcc

I bought my Juki on ebay and I love it!

phoenixrose

I started with a Mega Quilter on a frame like yours. If you're only going to do it as a hobby and can deal with doing just overall designs or small pantographs you'll be OK with this. I quickly became frustrated by the lack of space and the ability to do anything bigger including block designs. But it's hard to get a larger longarm for that price. You can get the above on ebay - just keep checking. If you want to spend a bit more check Craig's list and the different midarm-long arm companies websites - sometimes they have reconditioned ones as a fair price. Good luck.

Mollie'sMom

It looks like the machine on the frame in your link is a Janome 1600. I have quilted on one of these and the machine I used did not have a stitch regulator. It takes a lot of practice to learn how to get your stitches even without a regulator.

jitkaau

Krisb mentioned the Brother 1500 which I use on my quilting frame. It works OK but has only a 9" throat so I have limited workspace and frequent adjustments. The longarms start at around $10,000.00 here, so I've only played with other peoples'. If you are prepared to adjust a lot and not get quite the same result as a longarm, then all of Krisb's suggestions would be suitable. Try to get one with a speed regulator and an easily accessible on/off button if you do go for the cheaper models.

lfletcher

My first machine was from WOW Quilting Machines with a Hinterberg frame. I paid $1500 for the setup in 2003 and sold it for $960 in 2008. I now have a Gammill. Google WOW Quilting. They were really nice to work with. I had a lot of questions back in 2003 and they were very helpful.

margee

I quilted on a Gracie Frame with a Janome 1600 & liked it better than the much more expensive machine on another frame. I think because I was so new at it & I felt I had more control over the Janome 1600 than the real expensive machine. For what I wanted to do it would have been fine. If you only want to do this as a hobby then I would go with the 1600 rather than put a whole lot more money into it. As I found out quilting is NOT a cheap hobby but I still love it. I ended up getting a much more expensive machine with an embroidery unit & a sewing table that the entire table raised & lowered electrically. This was much better for me because of my age. And I can have the table at whatever height I need it to be. And the machine does so much more. If money was no object I would have got the quilting frame too along with the Janome 1600 to use wih it.

hobo2000

I have a brother Nouvelle that I used on a 10' frame for years. It worked great had. 9+" harp. I did queen sized quilts on it. They still make them and they run around $799.00 last time I looked.

jaciqltznok

actually, you need to know what your frame will hold...not all frames can hold the larger machines! be sure to check allbrands.com and do the research into the machines/heads. If you have to buy a ton of add-ons to make it useable, it might not be a bargain!

jaciqltznok

no, you need a Juki, brother or janome that is made for quilting! check out allbrands.com

yippie

Judy I have a question for you. Why buy a frame before you have a machine? I also would love to have a long arm some day I always thought you would purchase the frame, the machine and all the goodies at the same time? Good luck on finding a machine i am sure one is out their with your name on it you only have to find it. ;~) No need to answer I found your answer on page 2 HHAHAHA happy quilting