Making Money Quilting

**Admin** · 09-25-2007, 12:30 AM

I created this thread for the latest newsletter notification:

The second topic of today's announcement is how to make money quilting.

A lot of people bring this topic up, so I thought we might have a public discussion about it.

I've created a thread on the board, so feel free to jump in and share your ideas.

I don't want to limit it to anything specific, because everyone's situation is different. One person might prefer to sell already made quilts, while someone else might prefer to make quilts only when she gets a specific order for it.

Some people do it full time, while others would only consider it if specifically asked to make a quilt for sale.

In some cases, you might do a complete quilt and your customer is an ordinary person. Other times, you might do a binding on a pieced top that's already been done, so your customer is another quilter.

Share any thoughts you have about anything related to earning with your quilting. I'm sure this will be a valuable discussion for many members of the board and the newsletter subscribers.

Let's have a discussion.

**Michellesews** · 09-22-2014, 04:33 AM

I'm a longarm quilter. I keep it simple. 2.5 cents a square inch for edge to edge and 5 cents an inch for custom quilting. The price for custom quilting is too low in my opinion but thankfully I don't get too many of those, they take ten times as long to do and I have to drag out a myriad of tools as well. For binding, which is rare, I charge 25 cents a linear inch, that is machine sewn to the front and hand stitched to the back. My customers know my prices and they either accept them or take their business elsewhere. Another longarmer in town charges 1.9 cents a square inch but it takes her months to get a quilt done and I usually have a 3-5 day turn around.
Remember you time is worth something as well as your skill. Don't sell yourself short, if they could make it themselves they would! Have your prices SET ahead of time, even print them out to hand to your customer so they know you are not just talking off the cuff. This helps you to be more professional also. Hope this helps.

**francie yuhas** · 09-22-2014, 07:34 AM

I hand quilt for folks...am just figuring out the fees. The Amish ladies charge per yard of thread. The rate depends on how many stitches per inch. I like a little $$ for fabric,but mainly cause I just love to hand quilt.

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