I sent out the first 3 quilts I made and quickly decided no matter how bad I did I would have no one to blame but myself and bought a mid-arm for myself. I only do my own quilts but I get better with each one and have never made the mistakes others did on my quilts that I had to pay for. I probably piece a minimum of 20 quilts per year so in the long run I will have paid for my setup. I gave one LA'er 2 chances and the other one only one chance...you have more patience than me!