I'm still doing an occasional alteration...but the last time someone appeared on the horizon, I told him that, for me to do that armload of pants he was holding would cost me $600 (3 quilts at $200 each...)....he changed his tactics and we ended up bartering some things I needed done for his needed alterations. And I, like most of you, have tried to train my family in the use of needles and threads for many years....but..."they just don't get it"....one of these days... :x