For those who have never brought a quilt top to a ‘LongArmer’ here is a photo of my Gammill.

You can see the machine and the quilting frame with a quilt loaded and quilting in progress- that’s a 26 inch opening in the throat area of the machine which gives me about a 16 inch or so area open for quilting at a time. (regular sewing machines give you only 3 to 4 inches of workspace and limit the design possibilities)