Question About How You Charge For Machine Quilting
10-13-2011, 07:16 AM
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This is on a DSM. Do you charge by the square inch? I recently assembled some quilt blocks, quilted and bound a quilt for someone. Am just wondering what one charges these days for machine quilting. Thanks for any help.
10-13-2011, 08:24 AM
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The quilt started out as a QAYG. It is all hand pieced. I finished up a small amount of applique, sashed a few blocks that were not, assembled the blocks and then quilted it on my DSM. I pretty much SITD all the blocks. I added a little flourish here and there to fill the empty spaces on the blocks and highlight certain areas. I quilted an "egg and dart" pattern in the sashing and a simple pattern in the borders. The maker will be 92 in a couple weeks. I have no idea when she started this but her daughter wanted to get it finished and give it to her so she could enjoy it. What do you think?
10-13-2011, 12:31 PM
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prices vary vastly by location- expertise- size of project- everyone charges differently-
some people charge anywhere from 1 1/2 cents to 2 1/2 cents a square inch some charge by the foot- some charge by the project-
some add a charge for the thread- keeping count of bobbins used with a basic amount per bobbin- some include the thread-
call around your area and see what quilters are charging- then figure out what seems fair to you.
some people charge anywhere from 1 1/2 cents to 2 1/2 cents a square inch some charge by the foot- some charge by the project-
some add a charge for the thread- keeping count of bobbins used with a basic amount per bobbin- some include the thread-
call around your area and see what quilters are charging- then figure out what seems fair to you.
10-13-2011, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ckcowl
prices vary vastly by location- expertise- size of project- everyone charges differently-
some people charge anywhere from 1 1/2 cents to 2 1/2 cents a square inch some charge by the foot- some charge by the project-
some add a charge for the thread- keeping count of bobbins used with a basic amount per bobbin- some include the thread-
call around your area and see what quilters are charging- then figure out what seems fair to you.
some people charge anywhere from 1 1/2 cents to 2 1/2 cents a square inch some charge by the foot- some charge by the project-
some add a charge for the thread- keeping count of bobbins used with a basic amount per bobbin- some include the thread-
call around your area and see what quilters are charging- then figure out what seems fair to you.
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