Originally Posted by
Peckish
Am I the only one who finds this ironic? First, we talk (complain, really) about how Muggles (non-quilters) expect us to do all this work to make a quilt, then want to pay a really low price for the product of our work. Then we turn around and do the exact same thing to our fellow quilters and longarmers.
Excellent point Peggy. AND without knowing all the details to boot!
We have no idea of:
OP's location
The actual quilt's size (most LA charge by the square inch) A queen can be any number of sizes even bigger than a California King to because some people like their quilts to touch the floor like a bedspread and call it a queen because it is going on a queen size bed but it measures 120 x 120 or more.
If Batting, backing and binding services were provided
Density of quilting
Was the quilt pressed, square and all threads snipped or did the LAQ have to press it, snip threads and carefully manipulate the quilt during quilting to avoid puckers, tucks and pleats
finally the OP never even mentioned if she was happy with the work or not.
While in my mind $200 does seem on the high side for a meander that is loose (not a dense meander or a microstipple) there are so many other factors to consider.