I have never had a top quilted by someone else, though I have one just waiting for me to finish the borders and I hope to send out. Around here it would be approx $200 for a queen (which that quilt is) My thing is, I would rather spend the money on more fabrics for more quilts than on the quilting. If I had plenty of $$ and didn't have to worry about it, I would be more willing to have some of them quilted for me. Or I would purchase a long arm and learn how to do it myself.