Thanks to you both for your helpful posts!
Can I just be blunt and ask a direct question? I’m sure most everyone is familiar with Missouri Star Quilt Company and the quilting services they offer if customers ship their quilt in. Are the prices they charge ballpark in line with what I would expect to be charged for a similar service by a local artisan? It’s the only real price I have so far for comparison purposes. Quilting is an expensive hobby and I need to be price conscious. I just about fainted the first time I priced out quilting on their site. Now though after struggling to quilt some larger projects their quilting prices seem like a bargain.