Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
NO....first off...his buying materials means what...you can't buy materials until you know what you are going to make!
Are you planning to do more quilts like your sons? Then you need to copyright your designs...if they are copyrightable! If you have never done consignment or piece work you need to find someone who has and talk to them about what to expect. Sadly you will find that we will be working your butt off and will have little to show for it in the end. Especially if you are splitting the end monies with someone!
AND just whom is he planning to market your quilts too?
Is he able to target an audience that will shell out $200 for a baby quilt? Remember, even if the cost of materials is covered by him, he expects to double that for a profit...so that means you do all the labor, at say $10 an hour, and then you have to double that for a profit.
You make some great points. But $10 an hour is MacDonalds pay. I charge $25 an hour for alterations and am told by my friends at Joanns that that is not enough. My DDIL has some fantasy that she can sell my quilts for at least $200. I don't think it is going to happen. I think this man was trying to make points with all the other people at the baby shower, he sounds like a politician to me. Everything needs to be hashed and rehashed and put in writing.