1. Yes I still enjoy quilting. I love getting all the beautiful quilts and seeing what others have done.
2. I do this part time right now. I work full time as a teacher. The money I make is paying for my LA.
3. It was a slow build up for me. Which for me was good because I was just starting to do LA. I only take in what I can do because I work full time.
4. I don't feel pressure. I usually set up my week of quilting with a schedule for the week. I always tell people a will be done later rather then sooner and then they are happy when I get it to them sooner.
5. I haven't had a problem. The first year was a learning experience. Now I know what to keep track of.
6. I put it all in a binder/folder.
7. I am still paying off the LA I bought, but I have been buying other things as I go. So I guess you could say I'm not even yet, but I wouldn't have been able to buy my embroidery machine.
I have had people have me machine quilt their quilt and say do what you want and then you give them the quilt and they don't like it. I lost that customer. But it taught me a lesson ... so I won't except a quilt if they say do what you want. I have a quilter who for whatever reason always gives me a quilt that the back never has enough material. I always return it and have her add more material. I will never take more work then I can handle on the LA. There are always other LA quilters in my area so I am not worried. There are key times in the year that people think you can whip up a quilt in no time ... Christmas, Mothers Day, Graduation etc. Remember you are always in charge and you can always say no! Hope this helps!