I really enjoy being able to quilt the quilts myself after I finish piecing. If I had to do it all over again, I would not have bought such an expensive machine (over 35K). I would just send them to a long-arm quilter because I would never spend that much in my life to have them quilted. There are too many long arm quilters in our town to make any money. I do maybe 15-20 per year and that does not justify my cost. Right now owning it makes me happy and it is paid for. So no harm no foul.