My grandmother even back in the 50's was a sewing gadget geek she bought a new singer in 51 the yr my sister was born and she later got a comercial lock stitch singer she worked in sewing factories for yrs when the home sergers came out from baby lock she was the first in the family to get one , Her quilts were always hand quilted with a big hoop while watching wheel of fortune I dont think she would have sent one to a long armer but she might have tried to figure out a way of buying one and doing it herself. I have a little gracie frame and Janome 1600 and The quilt I made for my son I quilted on it the one to my daughter sent to long arm to have quilted and It just seem to take away the feeling of making the quilt from me . but thats just me