I've only used the local quilt shops for longarming, it seems the going rate is 2 cents per inch. One shop charges extra for thread, the other doesn't. Neither one includes trimming or binding.
I would not be comfortable paying someone by the hour to quilt for me. I hate not knowing what something is going to cost.
I've heard stories of quilters charging some really reasonable prices, but either they are too busy, do not return my calls or are no longer quilting. So, I pay 2 cents per inch.
That said, the closest quilt shop (one of the above) rents time. You have to take a class that is $150.00, I think. It is a one on one class, though.
bkay
Last edited by bkay; 01-14-2019 at 06:34 PM.
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