Okay, so I love love love my little brother machine. It works like a work horse, is totally reliable and does nearly everything I need it to. If I had only one complaint, it would be the eensy tiny little throat. It's just so plumb difficult to quilt in such a small space! I don't want a new machine, but I do want a new throat (actually, if I could get a long sleek neck for me while we're at it . . . ., but I digress!). I've looked at other machines with larger throats than mine (a measly 6"), but to get to 9" it's upward of $5,000 easy! Now, they're great machines, but I'm not looking for another machine to sew with, just one to quilt with, so I don't need to spend all that money on sewing bells & whistles!
And then I just discovered this:
The Babylock Tiara. Now, name not withstanding, since I'm the last one you'd call "Princess!,"isn't this a dream?! It has 16b beautiful inches of quilting space!! It's essentially a long-arm quilter for people like me not ready to devote an entire room to a longarm machine! Now, it's still pricey, similar to what you'd pay for a longarm on KSL classifieds (or your similar local online classified venue). But I think I'm in love! One machine JUST for sewing and piecing and one JUST for quilting! Each built for their own purpose!
Any thoughts from the great beyond about what machines you use for quilting, what size throat you have, and what you recommend?
