I toyed with the idea of a longarm machine the minute I saw my first one. Then the practical side of my brain took over. I did some calculations and figured out it was never going to be finiancially viable for me. I figured out how many quilts I would take for it to be just a break even, not including repairs and other issues. As much as I would love my own machine it makes more sense for me to send mine out to a pro. The space required and the learning curve to get to the skill of a pro!!!... I opted to use professionals. AS much as I would love to quilt my own large quilts , it was too much money, space and a learning curve. Everytime get the overwhelming urge to jump in and purchase a longarm I pull out my sheet of calculations and see if any thing changed to make it viable.
I also had to admit there was far more piecing I wanted to accomplish and using a long arm pro just made more sense.
Last edited by Lori S; 03-26-2014 at 08:55 AM.