$200 for a queen, which included the binding is cheap compared to what I have paid. As far as how hard it is to do on a regular machine.......I wouldn't even attempt a quilt that large on a regular sewing machine. The strain and stress it puts on your body is not worth it in my opinion. But then again, I have nerve damage and it severely aggravates it which is why I quit doing them on my regular sewing machine. And yes, it is very time consuming to try to do on a regular machine. It has to be securely basted before even taking it to the machine. Then it has to be rolled "just so" in order to get it into the throat plate. I know there are some quilters out there who do use a regular machine to quilt larger quilts and hopefully they can give you some input.