When I began machine embroidery, my DH said - oh, we should do this for a hobby business! So, we did - and it almost turned me against doing any more machine embroidery! Oh, the stress of doing it for other people who don't understand the time element and the deadline stress. After a couple of years we gave it up due to his health ---- and now I am back to enjoying machine embroidery and wanting to learn to do quilting. Think long and hard about whether you want the stress of meeting someone else's expectations and their remarks about "why so much $$" ? I want to do it for the enjoyment of it.