I have had my longarm for over a year, and am still practicing... I did one quilt for a friend at no charge with her knowing that I was going to use her for the learning process. My work is good enough that I am proud of it, and I was asked to display it in the shop I bought the longarm, but I still would not take anything on for pay... It has to be perfect when it leaves me if someone is paying for it, and I am not there yet!