We have a quilt store in my area that only does meandering on any type of quilt, even beautiful ones. Her customers only want cheap, and she charges a penny an inch. She bought an advante with prostitcher and rarely uses it. They know my work is beautiful and have asked for a card, and I clearly tell them custom is more expensive, but I rarely charge more than 4 cents an inch. I do pantos for 1.5 to 1.75 because we have so many other quilters in this area. A very good friend of mine charges $100 for a light custom queen size. She's a dear and needs the money. Her turn around time can be a year, but her customers don't care because of the price. Since this is more of a hobby for me, my attitude is, "Pay what I ask or go somewhere else." I'm not giving away my time.
Do you have a website to attract customers from out of your area who would appreciate your work and pay you for it? I've seen quilters advertise on FB under the group quilters classified as quilting pantographs for 2 cents an inch including batting.
A suggestion would be to choose pantos you would do for 1.5 cents an inch. Simple ones that look nice, but can be done faster and not take up as much time for you. I hope you do get those customers back.