I just had my DH come and take a peek at this. His first words were, "YARN. Use yarn and tie it every foot or so." I have hand quilted a few, and knowing the time and effort that goes into this four figures would not me out of the question. I, however, would not be brave enough to ask for that and would probably settle around the $600 figure. Then, my DH would no doubt have me committed to the nearest funny farm. I think it's all in how much you enjoy doing it