Yes, I know. I had the same experience with the sit down tiara machine.

Thank you for this insightful story. We are blessed. I don't really need a larger quilting machine. I have more sewing machines than I can use now. Just needed to step back and appreciate all that I have right in front of me. And it's all paid for.

Loved your story!
I really struggled with my last quilt. It got caught on my table about every 15 seconds. So frustrating. Told myself I am not quilting another large quilt until I get a new table that my machine can sit down into. Maybe I should be thinking about the Tin Lizzie instead. Maybe they don't cost much more than the nice tables. Time to do some research!

I really don't think of it as bragging. I am glad that people talk about their long arms--but I am trying to learn to be a better FMQ on my Janome. In the meantime, I love to look at what people do--it is very inspirational.

If you are the type of person to be jealous, then you have to be careful what you let yourself see/hear. If not, you are free to see/hear all those wonderful things people have/places people go. It is very liberating to be able to rejoice for others.

But, not to say that if you really want a long arm, why not start saving for it? Start a special ING savings account on line and have a yard sale, ebay sales, babysit, sell off unneeded stuff, look for part time work --put it all in the account and watch your savings grow...

I'm with you, I was all set to buy a long arm this summer but something happened twice when I had the money and it had to go for the good of the family. I'm determined ill have one in the next year. I will only buy what I have pay cash for, I'm getting an affordable Baileys longarm...I've used one and they are basic machines and the price is right for my budget