Jannie

A friend asked if I would put the binding on 2 baby quilts (about 45 x 65) for a friend of hers. I don't mind doing it, but I don't have any idea of what to charge. It is straight binding, nothing fancy about it. Do I charge by the inch or for the whole quilt. What do you think would be a fair price?

knlsmith

20 cents per inch machine binding. .. maybe 25 or 30 cents for handstitching (machine to front handstitching to back) sounds fair. Binding is my least favorite part.

Nammie to 7

Don't short change yourself - I like the prices listed above. I would wager they will find someone else to do the binding - if so don't feel guilty about that.

ptquilts

I would just figure how many hours it would take me (not many) times how much I want per hour, and give a flat rate.

Or swap for fabric or have her do something for you!

bearisgray

So this is for a friend of a friend -

Is this to be machine sewn front and back? (or back and front?)

Or machine sewn to the front and hand sewn to the back?

I don't know what is fair - because it takes me a long time to do the job.

Depending on what part of the country you live in - the "allowable rate" may vary. I think you should ask for at least minimum wage for your time .

QuiltingCrazie

Look at prices online. Most places that have long arm services charge a separate charge to do bindings. You can get an idea of others charge

thequilteddove

Machine sew binding to front only ($0.10/linear inch)
100% machine sew binding to front and back ($0.20/linear inch)
Machine sew binding to front & hand sew to back ($0.30/linear inch)

This is what I usually charge. If she is a REAL good friend, you may want to offer her a 'special friend' discount. Very few of my customers opt to have their bindings done

mimiof4

I was just wondering how to figure a linear inch.?

CarolynMT

A linear inch is a measurement of straight line (linear = line) , So for a quilt it is the measurement all around the outside of the quilt.

If your quilt is 54 x 60, then the linear inch measurement is: 54 + 54 + 60 + 60 = 228 linear inches.

as opposed to square inches which would be 54 x 60 = 3240 square inches, which many LA's use to calculate the # of stitches for pricing.

Jannie

According to above posts, this quilt would cost between $23.00 and $68.00 to bind ($.10 to $.30 per inch). That seems a little high or is my calculations wrong.