I agree with your husband on the need to get the lap quilts to the people in rehab...
The thought of having to drive 150 miles would upset me to no end.. I do appreciate the how close everything is where I am, and I go to a guy twenty miles away, bypassing three or four shops.. I'm wondering if you should by a machine online at overstocks or look for an old machine that you, or your husband can repair at home..