I went from page 3 and jumped to page six, so forgive me if this was already suggested, but what about Etsy? There are a lot of longarmers that offer services on there and I'm sure and hand quilter could find a place there too.
I think the thing is - you have to have a thick skin and KNOW your work and what it's worth. Not everyone can afford your services, and many people may say you charge too much or they just can't afford it. Find out what the going rates are and if you can live with selling your work at a price that can compare or compete. The people who cannot or do not want to pay your prices are not who you are marking to - REMEMBER that. I would suggest setting your prices to what you want right off the bat, and sell your award wininng talents as just that. AWARD winning quality work. You would expect to pay a long armer who has award winning work more wouldn't you? Longarmers are expensive, but there are MANY of them out there who seem to make enough to justify doing what they do.
You also have to keep in mind that there are many different spectrums of quilters. There are those of us who began quilting to as an inexpensive hobby - and then there are those who are quilters who have a disposable income and money to spend. If a quilter is going to spend $200 on materials to make their quilt, and then spend hours creating it, I can see how many of them would spend the money to have it hand quilted. I could especially see this for things like a double wedding ring quilt that would be a wedding gift. Those are heirloom gifts and a time in people's lives that they are willing to ignore the price for the quality of what they are buying.