I bought my longarm in 2000 with the intent of making it help me take early retirement. Only took a one-day class and at the time was so excited. Things started out slow, but it was never my intent to work at this full-time until my 2008 retirement. There were times when I was very frustrated...pattern didn't seem to work, took forever, etc. But, I stuck it out and now I have a great business built up basically by repeat customers and word of mouth. Since the first of the year, I've gotten several new customers, which is exciting. My problem now...never enough time to work on my own quilts. There are a dozen of my quilts that need to be finished and stacks of material and patterns calling my name. I'm working another part-time job that I plan to retire from next year, so can devote more time to my quilting,