If you work for someone how much do you expect to earn per hour? Quilting is a labor intensive business. I just finished a quilt for someone, twin size with some custom work. The charge was $150.00. It took 7-8 hours to complete and the charge included the cost of thread. It came to about $15.00 per hour (=-). Lots of people enjoy the process of putting the top together but find the quilting part too difficult or time consuming to manage. Maybe she will develop the skills to quilt her own quilts as time passes but for starters needs to have them quilted professionally. Maybe putting her own binding on would be a good place to start.