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  Diann@TheBackPorchQuilter.com  Just a little update. Some of you may not know it, but last Oct. Tom and I purchased a Statler long arm quilting machine. We have opened a business called, "The Back Porch Quilter", since it's located on our back porch. We even have the start of a web site  www.thebackporchquilter.com Since October when we purchased the machine, we have been learning more about it. We took a two day class in Janesville, WI. and with each quilt we do, we are getting more and more comfortable with the machine. So far the customers we have had really liked how their quilts turned out and have come back! It is computerized sewing, so it should be relatively perfect! I thought I would update you on our prices. For a simple meandering I charge a penny an inch. Example: 60 x 80 would be $48. I charge for thread $1 per bobbin. (the bobbins are big size "M"). I do have Hobbs 80/20 that I charge ten cents a linear inch. It measures 96" wide. I have s