I have not sent a quilt out in about 2 years but it's around 1.5 cents where I live too. I currently rent a longarm but in the past year the owner closed her brick and mortar shop and the longarm is now in her home which is about a 40 minute drive for me...and I have to schedule time weeks in advance. It's not as convenient as it used to be but I hope to have my own LA this time next year.