When I started quilting I had no idea that you could send your quilts out. I did my first quilt, a Cal King on my Singer. The middle was a little tricky but once I got the hang of it, it was no problem. I figure if I go through all the trouble of piecing it, it would be hard to have someone else do the quilting for it. But I can understand why other people do, and it is just a matter of what peoples preference it. Long Arm quilting is just beautiful, and I will never be able to do that, but I love looking at it.