I had a custom quilting done for a 85 x 92 which was $350.00 - I provided the batting and the backing, and I did the binding. The one I had by panto from side to side was $.02 per square inch. One professional quilter told me she charges $35.00 an hour with a min. of 10 hours. For me it is worth it. I have tried the machines at shows and I don't think I can relax enough to have it look smooth. Also, the loss of space in my house just isn't worth it to me. I have quilted enough on my DSM's and continue to do so. If the quilt is something special that I want a better job than I can do I send it out. I bought a layer cake to use to practice quilting with my embroidery machine and then do the QAYG attaching method. We have so many options on how to get things done - it's great!