charmpacksplus

They also have a lot of LAQs on Etsy.com which is all about handmade crafts.

star619

A friend of mine brought (in person) a top to be quilted that she had put a lot of time/energy/money into. She discussed it with the LAQ & left written instructions. Imagine her reaction when she got her very dark quilt back & the wide black border was quilted in white thread! She's still sick about it. I don't mean to be discouraging, it's just that dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's is worth the trouble to get the results you want.Of course there was no way the LAQ was going to take all the white stitching out of the borders, so my friend felt "stuck."
But this is a cautionary tale. Once I find a dependable LAQ, I hang onto her/him tighter than a family member. If you find a gifted one, I always send a written note, & sometimes, a gift card to the local shop that pointed me in her direction! Good luck!

Lilrain

Seems like with the shipping to and from her added on to the price of the quilting you could find someone local for the same price

tenngal

For our area, $35 is the going rate.

akisan

I have used ebay longarm service before. I mail my quilt top and backing and they would quilt it. They showed me several designs and I wouold pick which one I like and just let her know. The only problem is you have to make sure that you insure your quilt top when mailing it. It turned out pretty good but it"s too much of a hassle to box it and mail it. I figured by the time I add all the packaging and mailing and then the wait for it to come back is really too much. It gets expensive too.