I had to take a class from the Gammill longarm dealer. It was $100.00 plus the cost of batting for the quilt I brought for the lesson. It took me all day (9-6) with an hour and a half for lunch and we did a custom quilt pattern. It was definitely
worth the money. She told me I could rent a machine for 12.00 an hour. I was lucky as a fellow quilter in my home
town offered me the same deal. (The longarm dealer was 2 hrs from me). It took me 15 hours to do my quilt at my
friend's. She was there the whole time and we worked together in putting the quilt on the longarm. I picked a simple
edge to edge design for this quilt. I was very satisfied. I've reserved her machine next Monday and Tuesday for another
quilt. I like being involved in every aspect of the quilt. I have only been piecing and quilting for 18 months but I feel
renting time on the longarm makes the quilt seem more my creation.