Originally Posted by
Jingle
I quilt my own quilts. First few looked pretty rough but practice makes it look pretty good.
I'm doing the same. They don't look as perfect as they would if a longarmer did them, but they are all mine and I"m slowly getting better.
If you really don't have the cash now, but could make payments, why not just put the money that you would use in a jar each week and then when you have enough take the top to the longarmer and have her quilt it. It would save her having to store your quilt top until you pay her enough for her to go ahead and quilt it.