How many dollars per hour makes professional quilting worthwhile?
Based on what I've heard, it takes 4 or 5 hours to load a twin-sized quilt on a frame and stipple quilt. At $90 for the quilt, that would pay about $20 per hour. Around here, people pay that much per hour for cleaning, and cleaning requires much less skill and much less in the way of equipment investment.
Sometimes when I add up how much a quilt costs just for the fabric (top and backing) and batting, I'm shocked!