Crazy Question
#4
I would think her price is her price. Tips have begun to be a difficult thing these days. Everyone is "give me", "give me", but the long armer gives a total price, so I"m sure she or he figures those things in.
#6
I have 'rounded up' on occasion, especially if she made time to do my quilt on short notice. My sister has a wonderful longarmer (3 hour flight from me). I have sometimes taken tops with me when we visit and her longarmer was always very accommodating, getting them finished so quickly. I always gave her as much warning as possible but it was probably still an inconvenience for her.
#7
I have never received tips. If she does a really nice job and you feel she underestimated, I think it would be nice, even if it is only $10. Longarm quilting tends to be a lot of work. More then people realize.
#8
No, I don't tip my longarmer. She is running a business and includes her time, thread and skill. On the other hand, this holiday season she did a last minute quilt for me that I needed for a Christmas gift. She charged me for the job as usual but I felt a bit guilty taking her holiday time. I gave here a bouquet of fresh flowers and her response was "No one ever gives me flowers!" Note taken: this gal likes to be blessed with little gifts of appreciation.