The Empress Sit Down brings to your sewing room a machine with an 18 inch arm. This 18 inch arm gives you more space to move the quilt around under the arm so that you can quilt a full 12 inch block with ease. The Empress Sit Down machine comes with a spacious table which also helps you with moving your quilt around while quilting. The Empress Sit Down has no feed dogs to snag the bottom of your quilt. The Empress Sit Down has a speed control so that you can adjust the speed to your comfort level.