If I take a large quilt top to LQS for quilting, she will charge me .015/inch for a basic stipple, batting is extra. And then the prices go up from there. I could very easily end up at over $200 for a large queen/king. And what I am getting is all computer guided and pantos, no custom work. It's the main reason I have learned how to FMQ on my domestic machine - I simply cannot afford to have someone else do it.