Of course the labor was included (and no....not everything is made in China- I have been shopping this week for furniture made in Americia)...people made all of the items...Quilts are like a home, stock market ect...the prices go up and down depending on the economy, and supply and demand. The quilt is machine made unlike the Amish quilts - the prices of the Amish quilts have also come down in prices. The quilt is very beautiful...but Sadly many people in todays economy are losing houses, jobs, etc...those who have not are being very careful with spending not like a few years ago when folks were charging everything and getting into debt and buying items that they could not afford. I personally think Eddy qouted a fair price but in the end it was still too much at this time for the client. Hopefully someone on that loves the quilt and has the income/buget can buy it. He now may beable to ask for more and who knows...maybe someone on this board has a friend that would pay 1,200 for that wonderful, beautiful quilt.
Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
Originally Posted by carolaug
just thinking...1,400 is more than my Stainless steel stove, my berber carpet in my livingroom, hallway installed and stairway, more than my oak rolltop desk, more than my kitchen table...all hard wood, more than my stainless frig, more than my floors in my kitchen, window installed, my Accuquilt Studio and dies, more than my livingroom set (yes I do buy when all are on sale)...the only thing I can think of that is less ...is my sewing machine...sorry...1,400 is too much for a quilt that only my husband and I would see... (my honest opinion) but there may be people out there that have huge bank accounts...and the only quilt I would hand down...would be one made from a family member. My thought would be...How much would I pay for the quilt...if I was selling one..we can not use the amount of time...sadily that does not count...so I would double the amount of how much I spent on fabric....Nope I would never get rich on quiliting...think I will keep my day job.
Since when does your labor time not count? When you hire work done on your home or your car, do you not get charged by the hour? I always figure costs on what I need to make per hour... plus materials. If they don't want to pay it, they don't have to hire me.
I don't think highly skilled craftsmen need to sell themselves or their work short. Especially with all the crap being made in China today, local handmade goods should be at a premium.