Originally Posted by plainpat
Your question requires a complicated answer.Some quilters might buy a top to finish, but the rub is,by the time they pay you & shipping....there's still batting,backing,thread to buy,binding to cut,quilting to do & binding to finish.
Most quilters paying for a top would expect it to be squared,seams pressed,thread cuts.
On the other hand, nothing ventured,nothing gained.Try selling a few tops in classifieds.I'd go with kids quilts to start,making some you can use if not sold.Good luck.
PS... might see a lot of ppl selling quilts or quilty things to support their habit of buying fabrics :-D
I actually have a couple of very large quilt tops I would like to sell only because I can't afford to have them quilted by a long-armer and can't quilt it myself. These were BOMs from my LQS. I only did them to learn some new techniques.
I did a quilters garage sale at a local quilt show last year and did sell several quilt tops as well as block sets (with finishing kit). Did rather well too price-wise. I guess it's just where you sell them.
Good Luck !!