My Dh just got me a Husqavarna Sapphire 830, it has floating free motion quilting and I am loving it. A lot depends on the thread that I have tried to use to FMQ with and this machine appears to love Connecting Threads cone thread, I also spray baste my quilts and I must learn to not over spray. Last 3 day weekend I did a king size, over sized queen, toddlers and baby quilt using the new machine. I don't hink I could ever afford of justify a long arm but the 10 inches on the Sapphire is a dream.
Janet