I quilt my own and it really doesn't take that long. For a queen size with simple quilting like meandering or swirls it will take about 5hrs. If I use a stencil for some of it or do a more complex FMQ it will take a little loner. I think the most time I've ever spent quilting a queen sz was 8hrs and that used a different stencil in each of 3 borders and fmq around flowers in the quilt with meandering as a fill. I use my Viking Sapphire 870.