Originally Posted by
nanna-up-north
Wanting to make quilts for others and others wanting you to make quilts for them can be so different.
So very true!
Going by what you've said here, it sounds like you're not all that thrilled that you said yes. Since we've had numerous discussions here on this topic, it's led me to think about ways I could handle the next such request:
"I never promise quilts, my schedule is just too erratic."
"Sorry, I have projects lined up for the next 20 years."
"I never quilt on request; I go where inspiration leads me."
The truth is, if I started making quilts others wanted me to make, I wouldn't have the time to make the quilts I want to make. And it would turn from a pleasure into a chore.
When you told her you would make it if she would buy the material, did you mean, that she would actually buy everything before hand, or she would pay the cost of materials in the finished quilt? If the latter, make sure she knows the amount involved, and that you get the money beforehand. Non-quilters have no conception of the cost that goes into a quilt.