Originally Posted by quilting.addict
Originally Posted by spinnergs
I think very few quilters would want to paint their own shoes. Most feel that painting is harder to do and would not be interested in that version but if you offer preprinted squares in a kit (like computer printed from the original) I feel they would sell like hotcakes. Even applique patterns would do better in my opinion.
Georgia
Just to clarify, I was not talking about computer generated fabric sheets with the shoe design. I was talking about 40" fabric, with the nine shoes on a yard. That is what I am trying to determine a price for.... so far it looks like there is very little interest in the 12" blocks...more interest in applique pattern which in my opinion would look nothing like my Head over Heels quilt.
Keep your thoughts coming; it's very helpful to me.
I use Crayola crayons to paint quilt blocks. I would love to have the paper patterns to trace and then color. It seems to me that patterns for applique and painting would be essentially the same. Maybe I'm not getting a clear picture in my head. As for price, your problem will be thieves who (1) see the patterns and draw them without buying the pattern and (2) share the pattern with their guilds, etc.
If you are thinking of putting all the shoes on one large piece of fabric so that people cut them out and then applique or paint, figure the cost of the fabric, the printing and then add a percentage that will give you a reasonable return on investment. Don't forget to calculate the time and opportunity cost involved in creating the patterns.
A frame of reference might be what workers charge for laying tile. Around here, if you paid $1.00 for each tile, the worker charges $1 to $1.50 a tile to lay it if you furnish all other materials. froggyintexas