A1 is a great machine with many big name quilters using. Judy Madsen (Green Fairy) and Bethanne Nemish both quilt on an A1. I tried one out at a show and didn't like how the quilt loaded on the rollers. It made me feel like I was quilting in a ravine because the top rolled above the surface of the quilting space instead of under it like most longarms do. I felt like my visibility was severely impaired when quilting close to me. But based on the quilts I have seen out of A1, my concerns are probably invalid. I have an Innova and positively love it and I am probably biased as well.
Edited to add, before I got my Innova and before Judy was really famous I sent a quilt to her for quilting on her A1. Based on that one quilt, the stitch quality was positively beautiful. My Innova makes beautiful stitches too but I wanted to mention I do have a quilt that was quilted on a A1 by a very talented LA artist.
Last edited by feline fanatic; 03-03-2019 at 08:00 AM.