Walk away from this man!!!
Have a friend who would like a tablerunner from me. Said she'd pay for it. I figured it at about $25 for fabric, batting, backing and thread (probably low balled.) I then added $50 for my time, labor, etc and came up with $75 for the price. When I told her my estimate, she looked at me like I had grown a 2nd head and told me she'd never pay that much money for a tablerunner. I told her that I thought I was being reasonable and then she pointed out that the quilting was just a hobby and I shouldn't charge for a hobby. My answer was that I like to get paid money, occasionally, for a work of art that I've created. Mind you, this friend has paid me money for cakes I've baked for her. We don't speak much anymore and DH just said "Good riddance" to her. My mom also thought my price was unrealistic. She said I should just charge for the materials. Sorry, but my time and effort is certainly worth something is what I said to her. Now she wants a wallhanging with the primary color being a true dark red without it being too orangey or too brown and no wild print/pattern but not a solid either. That is headache in the making for when I start looking.