I don't know Anael. I found her card in JoAnn Fabrics. That's why after Christmas, I will interview her and see some samples of her work and ask if she has a multi media account. I don't plan on trusting her with something I'm completely invested in right off the bat.
Right now, I made a deal with someone here on the board (who shall remain nameless at her request) to quilt my quilts for $100 each. Edge to edge. I let her pick all the designs she sees fit. I trust her. She makes some amazing quilts and quilts with her own Long Arm. She does this for me as a favor.(She is not a professional Long Armer. I bartered the deal.) I have to mail everything to her and she has to mail everything back which I pay for. And, I'm so grateful, she is helping me get caught up on some old projects. But, if I could save myself the postage by having it locally quilted, I could probable afford to have 1 or 2 more quilts quilted a year. I just don't have a machine that will handle large quilts right now. So, this is a big convenience to me to have a little Long Arm help.
It is my goal this year to learn to do quilt-as-you-go better this year. The only problem I have right now is all the tops I have sitting and waiting for quilting are already together. To do the quilt-as-you-go, you have to plan out the top in steps. I just ordered a book by Marti Mitchell, Machine Quilting in Sections. I'm hoping she will inspire me to tackle more of my own quilting. I did a little research to even find a book I thought would be helpful to me.
And, I think all of your quilts are amazing. I think that thread is about inspiring others to make that quilt on their bucket list. The quilt that made them fall in love with quilting. The masterpiece that makes them smile every time they see it. I think that's what makes an amazing quilt. Also the stories behind the quilts in that thread that are just as inspiring as well. You can just hear the love and pride they have for their craft. I really enjoyed stumbling upon that jem.