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Old 09-23-2011, 06:19 AM
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Rettie V. Grama
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I took the time to figure about what price I would charge for a Crib Quilt as that is mostly what I do. If it is a larger quilt I hand quilt by sections, then put together.

This is what I came up with::
The Amish Charge by the thread yardage $1.10 per yard.
A 400 yard spool of thread has 11.4 yards.
According to that calculation I would charge $75.00 for 45X45 inch crib quilt.

This would also depend upon the time it takes to quilt the quilt.


For instance, whatever time it took to use a needle full of thread, 5 minutes example, I would lower the price accordingly.

Since minimum wage is around $6.00 per hour, that is what I would aim for: number of hours X number of needles at 5 minutes per needle.

I have one ready to start. In a day or two will come back with further calculations and pricing.

Keep in mind, the more thread you use, the higher you would price a quilt.
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