I pay 1.5 cents per square inch for free motion quilting. Flowers or other designs go up from there to 2 to 3 cents per square inch. I provide the batting and backing. I don't think being charged $225 is outrageous at all considering what is being provided for you. Sounds like a good deal to me as I pay a lot more than $50 for backing and the batting is usually at least $25.