Should I, or shouldn't I?
A year ago, my husband and I were at a quilt show when he saw a top of the line LAQ machine and asked me if I wanted it. I was flabbergasted, as it cost $23,000 and my husband is a notorious pennypincher. Over the year, I have thought long and hard about it, and am finally getting excited about the possibilities. I am signed up for a LAQ demo in a couple of weeks at a shop that has a machine for sale for $15,000. My husband told me the other day that only I can decide whether it is economically worthwhile to buy a LAQ. If I only quilt for myself, of course it isn't. But I don't want to work on other people's quilts. A used machine won't come with free lessons/set-up help. And I could improve my own quilting, learn new skills, and have fun. I don't want to send my quilts to someone else to have them quilted. I am in a complete quandary. Help! (BTW, the actual money is not the issue; just if I can get my money's worth out of the machine.)