Cagey

If you like quilting, I believe you have to like math just a tad.  Otherwise, you would never know how much fabric to purchase.  You would have no idea how to make different sized blocks fit together.  Here is a great article on keeping ones mind young, and quilting is involved; http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/05/05/309006780/learning-a-new-skill-works-best-to-keep-your-brain-sharp
Cagey 

Everyone has different strengths.  When I was in school and pulling my hair out over math, the Calculus whiz remarked, "I wish I could  get a higher grade than a C for English papers."  I aced those!  And some folks have trouble learning a skill from a book or written directions.  They need to have someone physically show them.

As I have taught my kids and anybody that will listen......, Math is money.
Most people enjoy money, so learn math.  “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn’t … pays it.” – Albert Einstein
Cagey

Annie;
It is a wonderful collaborative quilt, and your quilting is outstanding.  It brings both a funning and serious side to the Halloween month.  Great job, and thank you for sharing.
Cagey

Thank you. No, I was typing as it looked, like you do on all websites. Thank you. I should maybe read the fine print. 
 

Look what I got to quilt!  It's a pink themed Halloween quilt, to display at our local hospital during the month of October.  Pink because it's breast cancer awareness month.  The Jackson Hole Quilt Guild rotates a quilt display every month at our local hospital.  The nurses and patients really appreciate it.  We've had a hard time in years past trying to find a pink quilt for the October display.  So we had the bright idea to make a quilt just for that.  Different people made the applique blocks, others sewed them together with sashing and border.  I quilted it, and just handed it off to another member to attach the binding.  A terrific collaboration.
Last May I took a few classes from Judi Madsen in Salt Lake City.  I just LOVE her work.  So, you will see that she inspired this quilting.  
The bat bra block is the one that really got me started with the quilt designs.  The lady who made it drew a spider in a web on the cleavage, so clever and so easy to quilt that design!  
Judi had just posted an applique quilt that she'd finished that had bugs in it.  She gave the bugs motion by quilting a swirly design under them.  I thought the ghosts need that swirly design too.  Remember, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?!
I used a wool batting, glide thread with magna glide bobbins.  Love those magna glide bobbins!  Angela Huffman is a great source for them and her delivery is super fast.
Thanks for looking!

Just off my quilt frame this week, "Surf Song" bargello.  From the book Twist and Turn Bargello Quilts by Eileen Wright.  Needed a king size quilt for my bed and instead of adding borders to make a king sized "Surf Song" I kept building the bargello to the edges.  I quilted it with IQ and the panto Ripples by Lorien Quilting.  I will make coordinating batik pillowcases and of course still need to bind the beast!!
Robin in MT

This is from APQS.  I cannot attach the actual .pdf file, so here is my best rendition cutting and pasting the images.  Edited to include images from pdf file.
Cagey
 
 
 ELECTRICITY AND YOUR APQS MACHINE 
With more and more electronics being used in quilting machines, electricity supply is more important than ever! If the incoming power fluctuates, the circuit board will starve certain functions in order to keep the boards powered, and the motor can be affected as well. 
The printout below shows the incoming power here at the APQS factory. Notice how much the power dips towards the end of the printout – we are on the same power grid as Pella Windows, and at the time the power dipped in this printout, Pella had a large motor blow up. You can see how much we were affected by this, and it wasn’t even in our building!

 Even different types of power supplies can vary the incoming voltage to your home – solar, hydroelectric, wind – these types of power vary greatly, and the circuitry on your machine will suffer the consequences. 
The next printout is from a customer of ours in Colorado. He was having problems with his needle positioner acting up at times. He asked for this printout of the power supply to his home over a 4 day period, and was greatly surprised at the varying voltages and amperages that was powering his home.

Purchasing a battery back-up or UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) for your APQS machine is a great ”insurance policy”. APQS has done extensive testing on battery back-ups and found one type that is capable of running both the motor and supplying the needed power for the circuit boards as well. 
Most battery back-ups or UPS’s output is a square wave. This wave type will not keep both the electric motor and the circuit boards running in a voltage drop situation. It will keep the circuit boards powered, so it is fine for other electronic equipment.

The UPS systems that are recommended for our machines are able to output a pure sine wave, which is capable of keeping the electric motor running and keep the circuit board powered at the same time.

With these UPS devices, you are able to even unplug the cord from the wall outlet, and run the machine for a period of time – which can be very handy during power outages!! 
Technical information from the UPS devices we tested is on the next page. There are several companies on the web that sell these specific devices, and prices vary from site to site. The models listed on the next page show a variety of options; however, one is NOT pure sine wave so it is not recommended. The others are Dual Conversion backup systems, which are slightly different than the standard ‘Standby UPS’ battery backup systems. 
Dual Conversion On-Line UPS is the same as the standby UPS, except that the primary power path is the inverter battery instead of the wall outlet. The incoming power from the wall outlet is stored in the battery, and the battery supplies the power to the machine – this keeps the incoming power consistent, without having the delay that is caused by normal battery backup systems when they ‘kick in’ to supply power. The Dual Conversion On-Line UPS provides nearly ideal electrical output performance.

Be aware that UPS units can look very similar so it can be easy to select the wrong one. Look for a unit that is a PURE SINE WAVE output. For added advantages, choose one that is DUAL CONVERSION.
The CyperPower CP1500AVRLCD unit above left does NOT have a pure sine wave output and would not be a good choice. Lower priced units typically are not pure sine wave units. Read the product descriptions carefully before buying.
 
End APQS pure sine wave pdf.
 
I spoke with SYCOM, and they told me that they do not have any Dual Conversion / Double Conversion units that would meet the price points above.  Theirs would be more in the $1000 range.  They did review all three items above, and suggested the Tripp Lite as  having the best power factor.  That is to say that how much power does the unit use to provide electricity to the quilting machine.  The Tripp Lite is 0.8, the Minuteman is 0.7, and the CyberPower is 0.6.  To clarify what I just wrote, the Trip Lite uses about 20% of the power to provide the pure sine wave coming into the unit.  The Minuteman would use 30% of the power to produce the same sine wave, and the CyberPower would use approximately 40% of the incoming power to produce the pure sine wave output.  Their units run in the 0.9+ power factor range, which increases the cost.
They did go on that by using the device you would hypothetically extend the life of anything plugged into the device by 50%.  This is because unlike with most surge protectors with battery backup, there is a lag time for a surge or lag to be experienced before the unit switches to battery power.  With a pure sine wave generator, the item plugged into the device is somewhat always being run off the battery.  The unit is constantly soothing out the highs and lows of the electricity coming out of the wall plug, and providing a very pure power source to the output plug and the quilting machine/anything plugged into the unit. The battery backup run time is to allow you time to shut the item plugged in, without damaging the device.  
 

Here is a link to the different types of UPS systems (line interactive verses double conversion);  http://www.qpsolutions.net/2015/06/line-interactive-vs-double-conversion-ups-which-ones-best/  It explains the two systems better than I did.
Cagey

This is from APQS.  I cannot attach the actual .pdf file, so here is my best rendition cutting and pasting the images.  Edited to include images from pdf file.
Cagey
 
 
 ELECTRICITY AND YOUR APQS MACHINE 
With more and more electronics being used in quilting machines, electricity supply is more important than ever! If the incoming power fluctuates, the circuit board will starve certain functions in order to keep the boards powered, and the motor can be affected as well. 
The printout below shows the incoming power here at the APQS factory. Notice how much the power dips towards the end of the printout – we are on the same power grid as Pella Windows, and at the time the power dipped in this printout, Pella had a large motor blow up. You can see how much we were affected by this, and it wasn’t even in our building!

 Even different types of power supplies can vary the incoming voltage to your home – solar, hydroelectric, wind – these types of power vary greatly, and the circuitry on your machine will suffer the consequences. 
The next printout is from a customer of ours in Colorado. He was having problems with his needle positioner acting up at times. He asked for this printout of the power supply to his home over a 4 day period, and was greatly surprised at the varying voltages and amperages that was powering his home.

Purchasing a battery back-up or UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) for your APQS machine is a great ”insurance policy”. APQS has done extensive testing on battery back-ups and found one type that is capable of running both the motor and supplying the needed power for the circuit boards as well. 
Most battery back-ups or UPS’s output is a square wave. This wave type will not keep both the electric motor and the circuit boards running in a voltage drop situation. It will keep the circuit boards powered, so it is fine for other electronic equipment.

The UPS systems that are recommended for our machines are able to output a pure sine wave, which is capable of keeping the electric motor running and keep the circuit board powered at the same time.

With these UPS devices, you are able to even unplug the cord from the wall outlet, and run the machine for a period of time – which can be very handy during power outages!! 
Technical information from the UPS devices we tested is on the next page. There are several companies on the web that sell these specific devices, and prices vary from site to site. The models listed on the next page show a variety of options; however, one is NOT pure sine wave so it is not recommended. The others are Dual Conversion backup systems, which are slightly different than the standard ‘Standby UPS’ battery backup systems. 
Dual Conversion On-Line UPS is the same as the standby UPS, except that the primary power path is the inverter battery instead of the wall outlet. The incoming power from the wall outlet is stored in the battery, and the battery supplies the power to the machine – this keeps the incoming power consistent, without having the delay that is caused by normal battery backup systems when they ‘kick in’ to supply power. The Dual Conversion On-Line UPS provides nearly ideal electrical output performance.

Be aware that UPS units can look very similar so it can be easy to select the wrong one. Look for a unit that is a PURE SINE WAVE output. For added advantages, choose one that is DUAL CONVERSION.
The CyperPower CP1500AVRLCD unit above left does NOT have a pure sine wave output and would not be a good choice. Lower priced units typically are not pure sine wave units. Read the product descriptions carefully before buying.
 
End APQS pure sine wave pdf.
 
I spoke with SYCOM, and they told me that they do not have any Dual Conversion / Double Conversion units that would meet the price points above.  Theirs would be more in the $1000 range.  They did review all three items above, and suggested the Tripp Lite as  having the best power factor.  That is to say that how much power does the unit use to provide electricity to the quilting machine.  The Tripp Lite is 0.8, the Minuteman is 0.7, and the CyberPower is 0.6.  To clarify what I just wrote, the Trip Lite uses about 20% of the power to provide the pure sine wave coming into the unit.  The Minuteman would use 30% of the power to produce the same sine wave, and the CyberPower would use approximately 40% of the incoming power to produce the pure sine wave output.  Their units run in the 0.9+ power factor range, which increases the cost.
They did go on that by using the device you would hypothetically extend the life of anything plugged into the device by 50%.  This is because unlike with most surge protectors with battery backup, there is a lag time for a surge or lag to be experienced before the unit switches to battery power.  With a pure sine wave generator, the item plugged into the device is somewhat always being run off the battery.  The unit is constantly soothing out the highs and lows of the electricity coming out of the wall plug, and providing a very pure power source to the output plug and the quilting machine/anything plugged into the unit. The battery backup run time is to allow you time to shut the item plugged in, without damaging the device.  
 

This is from APQS.  I cannot attach the actual .pdf file, so here is my best rendition cutting and pasting the images.  Edited to include images from pdf file.
Cagey
 
 
 ELECTRICITY AND YOUR APQS MACHINE 
With more and more electronics being used in quilting machines, electricity supply is more important than ever! If the incoming power fluctuates, the circuit board will starve certain functions in order to keep the boards powered, and the motor can be affected as well. 
The printout below shows the incoming power here at the APQS factory. Notice how much the power dips towards the end of the printout – we are on the same power grid as Pella Windows, and at the time the power dipped in this printout, Pella had a large motor blow up. You can see how much we were affected by this, and it wasn’t even in our building!

 Even different types of power supplies can vary the incoming voltage to your home – solar, hydroelectric, wind – these types of power vary greatly, and the circuitry on your machine will suffer the consequences. 
The next printout is from a customer of ours in Colorado. He was having problems with his needle positioner acting up at times. He asked for this printout of the power supply to his home over a 4 day period, and was greatly surprised at the varying voltages and amperages that was powering his home.

Purchasing a battery back-up or UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) for your APQS machine is a great ”insurance policy”. APQS has done extensive testing on battery back-ups and found one type that is capable of running both the motor and supplying the needed power for the circuit boards as well. 
Most battery back-ups or UPS’s output is a square wave. This wave type will not keep both the electric motor and the circuit boards running in a voltage drop situation. It will keep the circuit boards powered, so it is fine for other electronic equipment.

The UPS systems that are recommended for our machines are able to output a pure sine wave, which is capable of keeping the electric motor running and keep the circuit board powered at the same time.

With these UPS devices, you are able to even unplug the cord from the wall outlet, and run the machine for a period of time – which can be very handy during power outages!! 
Technical information from the UPS devices we tested is on the next page. There are several companies on the web that sell these specific devices, and prices vary from site to site. The models listed on the next page show a variety of options; however, one is NOT pure sine wave so it is not recommended. The others are Dual Conversion backup systems, which are slightly different than the standard ‘Standby UPS’ battery backup systems. 
Dual Conversion On-Line UPS is the same as the standby UPS, except that the primary power path is the inverter battery instead of the wall outlet. The incoming power from the wall outlet is stored in the battery, and the battery supplies the power to the machine – this keeps the incoming power consistent, without having the delay that is caused by normal battery backup systems when they ‘kick in’ to supply power. The Dual Conversion On-Line UPS provides nearly ideal electrical output performance.

Be aware that UPS units can look very similar so it can be easy to select the wrong one. Look for a unit that is a PURE SINE WAVE output. For added advantages, choose one that is DUAL CONVERSION.
The CyperPower CP1500AVRLCD unit above left does NOT have a pure sine wave output and would not be a good choice. Lower priced units typically are not pure sine wave units. Read the product descriptions carefully before buying.
 
End APQS pure sine wave pdf.
 
I spoke with SYCOM, and they told me that they do not have any Dual Conversion / Double Conversion units that would meet the price points above.  Theirs would be more in the $1000 range.  They did review all three items above, and suggested the Tripp Lite as  having the best power factor.  That is to say that how much power does the unit use to provide electricity to the quilting machine.  The Tripp Lite is 0.8, the Minuteman is 0.7, and the CyberPower is 0.6.  To clarify what I just wrote, the Trip Lite uses about 20% of the power to provide the pure sine wave coming into the unit.  The Minuteman would use 30% of the power to produce the same sine wave, and the CyberPower would use approximately 40% of the incoming power to produce the pure sine wave output.  Their units run in the 0.9+ power factor range, which increases the cost.
They did go on that by using the device you would hypothetically extend the life of anything plugged into the device by 50%.  This is because unlike with most surge protectors with battery backup, there is a lag time for a surge or lag to be experienced before the unit switches to battery power.  With a pure sine wave generator, the item plugged into the device is somewhat always being run off the battery.  The unit is constantly soothing out the highs and lows of the electricity coming out of the wall plug, and providing a very pure power source to the output plug and the quilting machine/anything plugged into the unit. The battery backup run time is to allow you time to shut the item plugged in, without damaging the device.  
 

Five hours isn't that long.   If you are having trouble following the lines on pantos, try quilting with a board.   I rent time on a  Millie and quilted the Baptist Fan pattern on a quilt using a pattern board.   I think it looks great!   You can do this, too, I just know you can!
 
 
 
 
 

VL;
Living in Florida the lightening capital of the US, I might suggest protecting your entire house and then protect our machine.  I did this a number of years ago.  While almost nothing will protect your home from a direct lighting strike; there is just too much power for a protector to absorb, you can protect your home and your electrical devices from surges caused by lightening hitting a power line down range from your home or other surge sources.  
I found SYCOM to have the best surge protectors.  At the time, SYCOM was the fastest to react (nanosecond) and absorbed the largest surge load  This is the model I installed on my home;  http://sycomsurge.com/~sycomsur/images/products/SYC-T2 Series.pdf .  You should install one on your main circuit breaker panel (if you have more than one panel you need one for each), one on your outside breaker panel for your air-conditioning unit, one for you pool pump or any other large motor you might have on a dedicated circuit.  You or your hubby can do the install if your into this type of project.  SYCOM tech support will answer any and all questions you may have.  While you are protecting your new Millie, is your AC unit or refrigerator protected?  I for one would not enjoy quilting on my George while waiting for a new outside AC unit during the Florida summer.  So consider whole house protection.  While your power company may sell a "meter treater" for whole house protection, I believe you will find that it does not react as quickly or absorb as much surge as the SYCOM, and you will also be stuck paying around $15 per month as long as it is installed on your electrical meter.  
They also sell "point of use" surge protectors.  I have them on my computers and my George.  I am not sure if they meet the sine wave protection recommended by APQS, but I have not had an issue with them.  I like the fact they have a lifetime warranty, and you can find the batteries at most electrical stores or online.  Here are two models they sell (these are only surge protectors and not double conversion protectors);
http://sycomsurge.com/~sycomsur/images/products/SYC-625BB.pdf.pdf
http://sycomsurge.com/products/SYC_825BB-69-18.html
I hope this helps you decide on how to best protect your Millie and possibly your home.  Take care, and best of luck with your new baby.
Cagey
 
 
 

I thought I'd update you all on my experience with my long arm needles.  Since I last reported, I've re-timed my Gammill to run the Schmetz SERV 7 needles.  I can recall breaking only one needle, and it was with the Gammill, and was on a very heavy seam.  Not the kind of deflection break one gets by moving the machine, but simply breaking because it couldn't penetrate the layers of fabric.  I never damage the needle point anymore, and seem to be able to use a needle endlessly without changing it.
The stitch quality has improved on both my machines.  I now have much less directional tension change than I did before.  The stitches when I sew a circle, are almost the same all around the circle.  I almost never encounter missed stitches anymore.
The Schmetz SERV 7 needles have performed so well that they are what I now use.  In fact I've given the sizable stock of Singer and Groz-Beckert MR needles I had to a friend, and don't intend on using them again.   Jim

Carmen;
Myself, I would go with LED lights.  While the initial cost is somewhat higher the efficiency and heat throw off will be better.  Before you hubby build the light bar, I might suggest having him hold a few of the considered LED lights and see what works for you.  What works for me or others, may not be to your liking.  While I have a George, I could see a LED light strip with magnets stuck to a roller bar illuminating my work area.  It would be easy to move, and direct the light where I want it as my quilting needs change.  I could also see a light bar with either long strip lights or possibly adjustable can lights that I could move as my lighting opinions change.  I would suggest whatever your hubby builds that it be adjustable, because I believe your opinions of what is best will change over time as you become accustomed to your Millie.  Flexibility is the key to.....
Cagey

Batty:
 
I spoke with Dave, and his "spa treatment" is $250.  Though I am sure if it needs parts, they are more.  You could check with him, to see if he will be in CA and could stop by to fix your issues.  You would be putting more money into you problem child, but he might be able to fix it and keep you in the quilting game.
 
Cagey

Madelyn
Your piecing and quilting look wonderful.  I like all the motion in the center.  Great job.
Cagey

This is the quilt I made for my first granddaughter's graduation from the book Bella Bella quilts.  It is my version of NON-paper pieced paper piecing.  My mind just doesn't work backwards, so I break the pattern down into units and then connect them into the wedge segments.  I had my husband cut out plexi template rulers to trim the units.  I started this after Easter and it went together pretty quickly.  SID the borders and the outside of the Xs.  Feathers in the upper purple/teal sections and loops in the bottom ones.  The star is from a shirt from each grandpa, the dark from the other grandpa who has been gone a couple years now, the light from one swiped from my husband.  The label is inserted into the western snap pocket from the dark shirt with a ribbon and kite from hubby's shirt.
 

CBing:
I believe Tim Taylor said is best;  Bigger and More Power...UUUEEGGHH.  It think that is why APQS went with the new 30 inch Millie.  I for one believe weight/mass is more important that just throat depth.  I say this, because a Gammill weighs more than an APQS.  Thus a larger APQS machine would be easier to start and stop movement verses a smaller but heavier Gammill.  See if you can rent or test use any machine you are interested in.  
Have fun shopping.
Cagey
 

Judy:
If you do some research, you will find that Handi Quilter makes all these Sweet 16 copies.  They just tweak them with changes/upgrades for Baby Lock, Viking, Pfaff, etc., to make them their own model.  
If you want a sit-down, keep your eye open for a APQS George.  It is worth the wait.  Do not worry about the stitch regulator, you do not need it, as you brain is the best stitch regulator ever made.
Cagey

Sure Cagey.  It was before I had my Lenni, and was working with my Sitdown machine.  My process that I always had success with was to make my quilt sandwich using 505 to spray baste, then use my domestic machine with the walking foot, I have a Janome 6600, to do all the straight line ditching before taking it to my Sitdown to carry on with the rest.  What happened for me was that the wool batting layer was shifting within the sandwich (to me wool is a bit like a polyester batting with loft, it has movement within the batting if you know what I mean) and I ended up plowing the quilt top, so that by the time I'd stitched the width of the quilt I was getting a pucker.  I never had that issue before with just one layer of 80/20 and tried various things to avoid it without success.  Probably operator error on my part.  The quilt I was working on had a lot of straight lines to ditch and it was so much easier on my domestic to get it done when managing the big quilt rather than trying to use a ruler and gently manipulate the quilt before any of the layers came unstuck.  It was really heavy with the two layers of batting and the quilt was huge, so it's nice the walking helps a lot.  I had tried separating the wool bat to half its thickness as suggested by Cindy Needham, a method she uses all the time, but my bat wouldn't separate nicely, so it was obviously of a different variety than what she uses.  I probably could have accomplished it on my Sweet 16, but the thought of wielding that heavy quilt around with the extra batting and manipulating the ruler to ditch it as such was more than I was interested in doing.  That was my first and only experience with two layers and wool and pretty much wrote it off unless I got a frame to quilt on.  Hope that answers your question.

Just thinking out loud.
Impact forces formula F = 1/2 m v(squared) / s ; F as Force, m as Mass, V as velocity (squared in this case no way to write formula correctly), s as slow down distance.  Professor Medberry would be so proud.  But to make things simple, small objects can strike you with a force 30 times their weight.  Thus a 5 pound sewing machine could strike you weighing 150 pounds.  
Backseat only endeavor - otherwise lead story nightly news/front page morning paper X-ray picture of woman with sewing machine thread pin driven into skull in crash.  It would make a great family album keepsake.  I am surprised we do not already have one from MB.
Horizontal verses vertical thread holder pin - no X-rays - curved plastic top with no sharp edges - featherweight not the machine you want - newer plastic machine covering as much internal workings as possible that will poke your eye out or worse in a crash.
300 Watt DC to AC Inverter - will need a DC to AC power inverter.  Online it says a typical sewing machine needs 120 watts.  Double that to ensure it runs - test before leaving home with car in garage not running.  See if cigarette lighter fuse burns out when test running through multilayers of fabric.
Homemade table that sits on seat and vehicle floor - to provide a stable as possible platform while driving - sewing machine will have to be attached to table so it does not become projectile that maims, injures, and/or kills front seat passenger(s).  Table and machine weight times 30 is not the killing force.
In the end, I'm thinking you sleep all day in car while hubby is driving.  Then you sew all night while hubby is sleeping getting ready for another day of driving.  Your like two ships passing in the night, no contact or fuss the entire travel time of the trip, some may call it a win win win situation.  Husband wins as no back seat driving, You win no hotel forays as he is to tired from driving all day, family and friends win with new lovely pieced quilt tops.  Everyone wins.
Cagey
 

Why don't you just share the information here now, so if someone does an internet search it pop up with the answer?
 
Cagey

God Bless and God Speed to you and yours through the Christmas Season, and more importantly during your surgery and recovery.  Prayers and best wishes sent.
 
Cagey

Ann;
 
I visited your website, and am only providing you constructive criticism.  Please do not take any comments personal, as I am only sharing how I interpret the link when I visited it.  
 
Your site gives the following charges;
 
Crib       $50.00  Lap        $75.00  Twin     $125.00  Full       $ 150.00  Queen  $175.00  I charge 20.00 an hour on top of that. Most quilts are 4-5 hours.
 
When I do an internet search for the different size quilts, I find differing sizes for the listed quilts.  I might suggest you provide specific maximum size measurements for your five listed quilts.  That is to say a Crib/baby quilt is a maximum of 52"x52", a Lap quilt is a maximum of 68"x68", etc.  Here is a link to one of the standard sizes I found, I am sure you can find others that give different sizes.   https://bcquilter.wordpress.com/quilting-information/common-quilt-sizes/
 
As I read your website, I would expect to pay approximately $130 to $150 dollars plus batting for a baby quilt.  
 
Using the $150 price, I calculate you are making $30 per hour (5 x $20=100+50=$150/5=$30).  If it only takes four hours for the crib quilt, you are making $32.50 an hour; (4 x $20=80+50=130/4=$32.5).  If it takes you one hour, you are earning $70 per hour; (1x$20=20+50=$70/1=$70). 
 
I cannot say if your rates for all over meander or stippling is a fair charge in your location.  For my area, I believe the charges are slightly high.  On my second quilt, which I did not actually quilt, I paid $98 for a nice computer edge to edge design.  This included an extra $25 next day charge for the 60 x 72 quilt, and it included them providing the batting.
 
Looking at the five pictures on your webpage, I can only see 3 pictures that clearly show your quilting.  The long middle picture is somewhat out of focus.  You need to have a lot of eye candy to catch visitors attention.  You have to show potential customers what kind of magic you are going to do with their quilts tops.  A customer has to be comfortable that you are going to turn their tops into masterpieces.  They are not going to see their piecing errors, but they will notice any issues you post in the images.  Also, show examples/pictures our custom quilting.  Maybe even give examples with total cost, so customer can better calculate what it is going to have you quilt for them.  
 
I would show some pictures of your studio.  Customers need to feel comfortable that they are visiting a real business.  You could include that your studio is a smoke free, animal free environment, and odor free.  As you probably work out of your home, you probably want to be sure the Korean kimchee you cooked last night does not linger when they arrive the following morning.  
 
I would have links to your Facebook page, showing all your quilting.  Keep your business Facebook separate from your private Facebook.  Jokes and political comments can turn some customers off.  If a comment can be misinterpreted, it will be.  It may be easier to continually update you Facebook page verses your webpage.  Though you may wish to update both rather frequently.  Look at your two links, as you would look at a business.  Emulate/copy the quilting businesses that you like.  You do not need to reinvent the wheel, just make the wheel yours. 
 
Finally, see if your local guild will post your name, phone number, and webpage under the longarm list in their monthly minutes and on their webpage.  My two guilds does that for all the longarm quilters in the group.  There are definitely more piecers then quilters in the guilds, so they are constantly looking for quilters to quilt their tops.   
 
I hope this helps, and I wish you the best of luck with your quilting business.  I think you are well on your way to success.
 
Cagey