Tartan

What are the shipping rates? Sometimes those can really raise the price of an item. Is there information on what kind of atmosphere the quilt will be quilted in? Smokefree, petfree etc. It will be considerablly heavier to ship back to you and might be pricey?

feline fanatic

Absolutely. As a LAer, I would not be able to quilt for others that cheaply, even for a end to end panto. Her price works out to be a little over 1/2 cent per s/i which is about half what most LAers charge for a simple end to end. The design looks fairly open so not much quilting there. That may be one reason why it is so little. I am wondering if there are hidden charges like loading fees, bobbins, etc. Even if not I would still be suspect at that lowball of a price.

Buckeye Rose

While the price of the actual quilting is reasonable, you have to add in the cost of shipping both ways. There is no choice of pattern either....you get what you see. You also have to send backing and batting. The LA quilter has 100% good feedback, so it seems previous customers are satisfied. I would never ship a quilt out to be quilted....too many get lost in transit. I would much rather drive a bit to hand deliver....and there is a list on the board of LA quilters, so you might find one very close to you!

dixie_fried

I only briefly entertained the idea.
More than anything, I wondered how this LA'er (and a few others I noted after a search) offer an all over design for near the same price. All the listings from different people are open about what they provide and what is the burden of the purchaser. Some provide shipping, some charge the sender.
If this were one ad, I'd chalk it up to a scam, if, as the LA'ers here say it costs more than 1/2 cent per inch to quilt. But, there are 5 or 6 I could identify that were in the same price range.
Now I'm just curious how they are making enough money to get by.
Can someone point me to this list of LA'ers?

soleegirl

I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS.. COULD BE GOOD, BUT. the only person i trust on line and on this board is Charisma. She has done a quilt for me and I know her work. It is beautiful and well done. Look her up on this board. well worth the time..

Tartan

The members that offer their services are listed under Home. Start at Main and look down the list until you come to the title... Members Only Thrift Shop and Yard Sale. Click on that title and it lists Sub Forum and under that Title/Thread Starter. You will see a Sticky that reads....Quiltingboard members who offer Professional Quilting Services... click on that for a list of names and locations.

sewingsuz

This is kind of scary. I would use someone on the board. Be very carefull.

bucky383

I have used several quilters on EBay, first one was very cheap and not so good, then found a wonderful Quilter in Michigan who did several very nice ones for me at a reasonable price. Most recently found someone thru EBay who lives close enough to drop off and avoid shipping hassles "rsphoto2". His EBay price is less than his regular quilting prices and I was happy with the quilt.

grammagayle

One suggestion would be to send a smaller quilt to her that isn't really important to you to see how she does; and how you like dealing with her. She ( or whomever you choose in this manner) might be the best thing that ever happened to you!

Pieces2

I would check with your LQS for a LAQ , they usually have cards from several in the area.
I'm not trusting enough to gamble on anything with eBay.
Postage alone will cost alot to send your quilts.