If she said no cost then honor her wishes. She knows how she feels about it. My favorite thank you gifts to send are gift baskets from Wolferman's. http://www.wolfermans.com
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If she said no cost then honor her wishes. She knows how she feels about it. My favorite thank you gifts to send are gift baskets from Wolferman's. http://www.wolfermans.com
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Here are pictures of the quilt tops before the long-armer quilted them.
The first one I made while taking a Karen Combs "More Patchwork Illusions" class.
The second one was my class project from a Marsha McCloskey workshop.
Lovely! I agree with the others. Full price with a deduction for whatever you feeel your inconvenience was. That way she will be eager to help you out in the future. Everyone will be happy.
Donna Quilts
We help the wounded soldiers.
I like the idea of a gift box/bag/tower/etc. That way you acknowledge the beautiful work and don't have to do what she asked you not to.
Carrie, Queen of the Seam Rippers!
The quilting is very nice. I would charge $0.05 /sq in for the first and $0.03 / sq in for the second. This comes to $209+66=$275. I have never missed a due date by anything like that, so I'm not sure how I would discount that, but for the quilting alone that would by how I priced it.
Tom Baighman
Oak Leaf Quilting
Grove City OH
www.oakleaf-quilting.com
This is the most helpful and reasonable reply I've read yet...including my own. ;-). And seems to be what you first asked for: a way of arriving at an amount to pay.Originally Posted by tomb
Good luck with whatever you decide.
Since she did such a wonderful job I'd still send her the money even though she said no charge. It will be a testimony to her how great a job she does. Most LA quilters charge 2 cents per square inch. You could go that route and see which is the better price for you. Personally I totally respect great art done for folks and I feel they should be compensated a fair price no matter what the circumstances. At minimum I would send her at least $100 but knowing me and how I appreciate what I can't do myself and have someone that does do it I'd probably send her the $200.
clsurz
I have a long arm quilting business. And yes it would be nice to pay her for her efforts as these are beautiful. I charge 2 cents a square inch. (That's length times weight times .02 and then the total) I would add up all the charges then divided the amount and sent that to her with a small gift. Yes, life does get in the way of our business, however having the tops to be quilted was way to long.
She did an amazing job on your gorgeous quilts. Good luck. She deserves something that is for sure.
Jean
Beautiful job on the quilts. I think a donation to her favorite charity or a gift card is a fabulous idea.
Heather
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