i finished my daughter's HUGE dragonfly quilt and went to the lqs to find out what to do next...i knew it was way too big to do myself...i had no idea how...and i was running out of time (wedding gift)
the lqs ladies gave me a business card and said..."call John, he will take good care of you-and your quilt."
so i called John...and he did take good care of me, and did an absolutely fabulous job on the quilt!...when i dropped it off he told me..."I charge 2 1/2 cents per square inch" i just said...ok...not even realizing what that meant.
when i went to pick up the quilt and was handed a $385 bill i about had a heart attack!
i decided right then and there i had (2) choices...i could go buy my own long-arm and learn to quilt my own quilts or i could stop making quilts!
since i didn't want to stop making quilts i went for the purchase. it took me 3 months between that 'moment' and my new long-arm arriving at my home.