Why not make the jump to a long arm? I have a Janome 6500 and coped with the same problem. I went to a Innova 26 inch on a 12 foot frame. I still do small quilts on the Janome 6500. Be Sure whatever you go to has a large enough throat opening and large enough frame. A fame is also nice in that you do not have to cope with basting the quilt.