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LLL, how long the blades last is like asking 'how long is a piece of string?' It depends on how much cutting there is etc. The two bolts of fabric were black which I use a lot of and there were five metres on each bolt. The jelly roll is a good idea - not much cutting, and quick to do. I have another 3 photos you might like to see - if Horus will do the honours? Talking of which - Horus, have you found a resizing app for the iPad yet? 
So you use them on a cutting mat like cutting picture frame mounts. At first I wondered if it was some sort of cutter on an overlocker instead of the blade. On cutters, have you ever come across an Eastman cutter? Vicious things and what we used to use for pattern cutting. Not exactly what you need for quilts though unless you are producing on an industrial scale 
and those quilts are something else, really beautiful. Do you make all of those intricate pictures yourself or are they a sew in panel that you can buy? Shame, because I think it would have been quite striking!
Thank you all for liking my work. It makes all the difference when others don't absolutely hate it! I have a friend who is also a quilter, but whereas I am very much an 'in your face' person regarding design and colour, she goes for muddy purples and khakis etc. I can see merit with all her work, even though it isn't to my taste, but it have yet to hear her say she likes anything I have made, so the nice things you say make it easier to continue. 
I usually make BIG quilts - at least 100" x 100" - and getting them under the relatively small throat of a domestic machine is nigh impossible. To have them professionally quilted costs between £125 - £350, depending on the complexity of the chosen pattern(s). I am looking into buying an 18" longarm, but at £9000 I need to make sure I can manage it! 
However, I can appreciate quality and beauty and RS, your work is of the highest quality and quite beautiful.... 
however the final product(s) can be heirloom so am willing to put the effort into it. 
We do seem to have taken over with our talk and you have both been extremely gracious - even if you don't have a clue what we are on about! 
