good information received again!

Thanks ladies for your opinions.

Everyone has told me that if you want to be successful, do something you love. So good luck to what ever you decide :thumbup:

Thanks for all the good advise. I don't want a job more than I want a long arm. I am retired and loving it. I am also getting old. Not there yet, but getting there. Some days I think I'm there, but then I get my second wind. The quilt store where I use the long arm had a sign in the window for help wanted. For a very brief minute I thought "that would be fun". Then my sense came back. "Are you out of your mind?" I will keep the Bailey's machine in mind. Thanks
Sue

I have been using my Bailey 15 mid-arm quilting machine for a month now. Love it.

I could never afford a long arm but found that I could afford the second best idea.
Buy a good table with a cheap straigt stitch machine and a stitch regulator. It runs about $2000. If I ever have the money for a long arm machine at least I will already have the table and the straight stitch is a great machine for piecing.
The only problem with this set up is the small area you can quilt. A 4 or 5 in pantogram is all you can use.
Its a good beginner system.