Thank you for sharing that Annette! I think my biggest concern with HQ machines are heavy workload and maintenance. I quilt a lot - and even though I don't quilt hundreds of a quilts a year like some long armers, the quilts I do work on are usually pretty intense quilting. I do want to add more to my schedule over the next year and I would like to know if HQ's hold up to that over the long term. I know you can do fantastic work on them as some of my most admired quilters use them.