What should I charge?
#91
Figure out the square inches of the quilts and charge her $0.015 per square inch, for the quilting (LxWx.015). I know that here the going price for putting on binding and hand sewing it to finish is $0.25 per linear inch.
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THanks everyone for your suggestions and comments! I AM charging way too low! I think the hardest part of quilting is telling people the cost! Any suggestions? Do you have cards printed out or them on a price list? I have it all in my head then quote a price. Boy, I must be shortchanging myself!!
#93
Originally Posted by gzbird101
THanks everyone for your suggestions and comments! I AM charging way too low! I think the hardest part of quilting is telling people the cost! Any suggestions? Do you have cards printed out or them on a price list? I have it all in my head then quote a price. Boy, I must be shortchanging myself!!
#96
Originally Posted by gzbird101
I have been hired to quilt 2 queen tops. Nothing fancy, just basic stitch in the ditch and then bind both. My dilema is that the lady who hired me is the mother in law of my sister in law so there is the family "thing". She doesn't expect me to cut my prices, but I know I will get a lot of repeat business from her and she will refer me to her quilting group so I want to give her a good deal. What would be a good price to charge her? I am thinking around $65 per quilt. Too much or not enough?? What does everyone else think or charge?
What about charging per spool of thread used? That's a fair way to judge. DO not under price your work or you'll soon have people expecting quilting for next to nothing
#98
Some words about undervaluing yourself, get a cheap timer and click it on when you start stitching and off when your stop. You will be suprised at the time it takes. I would be shocked if you spend less than 100 hours at it for hand quilting. What other job would you agree to get paid $1 an hour or less for. I am a LAQer and have done that since I started quilting. There has only been 2 quilts that have come off of my frame in less than 10 hours and both of those were twin size with a large stipple and an all over design. Most wallhangings I do are between $40 and $80.
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Originally Posted by Annaleehunter
Originally Posted by gzbird101
I have been hired to quilt 2 queen tops. Nothing fancy, just basic stitch in the ditch and then bind both. My dilema is that the lady who hired me is the mother in law of my sister in law so there is the family "thing". She doesn't expect me to cut my prices, but I know I will get a lot of repeat business from her and she will refer me to her quilting group so I want to give her a good deal. What would be a good price to charge her? I am thinking around $65 per quilt. Too much or not enough?? What does everyone else think or charge?
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