Well you can be thankful she is not sending quilts out to be quilted in Saskatchewan because I have paid close to 300.00 to have a queen size quilt quilted with a pantogram and that did not include the backing or putting the binding on.
I have never requested custom quilted as I am sure I could not afford the cost.
I spend the winters in Yuma Ar. and the prices are similar to what cost you are paying.
I know it feels like a lot to a person that does not quilt ...... after all the time we spend picking out the pattern, fabric, piecing it we want it to look nice when it is done. Oh and that does not include all the times we rip it apart because the seam is not straight. Trying to put all the fabric through a 6inch space is very difficult and the results are not always great. We want to be proud of our work when we see it on our bed or on someone else's bed.
I have a quilt that I paid almost 400.00 for the pattern and fabric. Then I paid for the backing and the quilting it came close to 700.00. It was a block of the month by a famous Quilter.
I hope this help you understand the process.
Last edited by Quilterfay; 12-12-2011 at 12:29 PM.