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Spend some time with the little-foot frame before you decide. You still have to baste the quilt off the frame. And, for me, its time consuming to shift and clip. For my smaller space, I like the freedom of a sit-down longarm. I can quilt in any direction I want and the machine is totally reliable (though loud!). That said, I don't do pantos or all over patterns. Its totally creative and custom. If you want to do computerized quilting, you will need to consider a frame system. One day my house will grow a room and I'll get a huge frame. But, for now, I'm so pleased with my machine.I know quite a few people that have the Juki and love it. Everytime I go to a show I spend a bit of time playing with the long arm machine. I totally agree with you-I didn't like the APQS machines at all. Gammil was ok, some of the cheapo long arms were ridiculous. I can't believe people buy them. The skipped stitches and were so jerky. I have a friend who is an educator with Handiquilter, and she started with a Gammil and then moved to an Avante. She loves it. I keep wanting to take the classes so I can use a Handiquilter. I need to get ahead of the game because when I have a quilt finished I don't want to wait. I am pretty proficient at quilting with my home machine but I love the fluidity of the long arm. I think I want to start with the Little Foot frame and then progress to the larger as my older kids leave.
Cant wait for the next show here in two weeks. Road to California. If you have never been, it is worth a road trip. One of the best in the country, I think.
Here is the size difference. I can do up to a Queen with lots of breaks and painkillers on my Necchi, but its a breeze on the Juki.