I had 2 quilts quilted by a local long arm quilter. We are very rural so there are no others within 60 miles of me. She does a fine job but only does edge to edge, no custom. And I just didn't feel like I could say "I made this" when she did the quilting. So, I had to get a long arm. I got a Tin Lizzie (very affordable for Home Quilting) and I love quilting my own and trying out my hand on custom quilting. I do edge to edge too if the pattern is busy and custom won't show, but I love the custom quilting!