Quote Originally Posted by Racing Nana View Post
Well here's a question.
I don't anticipate ever ever quilting a bolt of fabric. Biggest would be a King quilt.

How big do I really need the throat space to be? 12" 14" 16" 18" ??
I would definitely vote for not less than 18". with that throat space, you really only have 12-14" space to quilt, because your take up reel takes up a big chunk of the space. If you had a 14" throat, you would functionally probably have 8-10" of quilting space. The biggest issue with king quilts is the width. I personally won't quilt king quilts because I don't want to take up that much space in my quilting room. The take up reel will get quite fat, reducing the quilting space significantly. Some quilt frames have what they call a dead bar, which gives you the same amount of space for quilting, but then the take up reel is above it, so you need the vertical clearance space in your throat. All things to consider when buying.