I think that in the future I will alway charge something because..... In February my MIL came for a visit. She went to the LQS with me and wanted a very simple quilt for her BF grandson. She purchased the materials for a twin sided quilt. She offered to pay.
I am disabled and the amount of time I can sit or do much of anything is very limited. I told her to clean while I sewed (I can not do both). This was the deal with my kids while they were growing up. The child loved the quilt.
Fast forward to MIL visit in July, her friend wanted me to make a walker bag as a new one cost $15.00. Dumb me agreeded, if she would send the old one for me to go by. Did not get the old one was told it was 17 by 19 and had to pockets, just a straight piece of cloth and she sent her own velcro.l
Before I finished that the BF call with an order for a superman cape for the grandson. See where we are going with this????
Husband figured out what the walker bag was to look like and I made it. The velco was sticky back and not to be sewn by machine.
The bag was sent with instructions to hand stitch her own velcro and a piece of red cloth for the GS. I explained to MIL that I can not sew long enough to make the things I want for me much less sew for others.
Sharon