as far as justifying the money, do you currently send your quilts out to be quilted? how much do you pay per quilt? After trying out as many brands as you can, take the price of the LA and divide it by the average price you pay to have a quilt quilted now. This will give you the number of quilts you have to do in order to break even vs. sending them out. There's always the fun factor, however, which is priceless!!!