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Old 04-24-2012, 08:46 PM
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Jan in VA
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Originally Posted by pioneerlady View Post
I sold my quilts for awhile, made a good profit. I will not take orders for quilts, will only sell what I pick out. My experience with making a quilt that someone picks out was not pleasant, kept changing what she wanted. Another lady tried to avoid me when it came to paying me. The ones I made and then sold turned out to be a good experience. I keep track of my expenses, even to the thread, keep track of how much time I actually spend working on the quilt, the time it takes to quilt one. The lowest price I charged was $250.00 the highest was 450.00. Honestly, I was surprised how much people will pay for a hand made quilt. you are going to find people who don't appreciate hand made quilts, they won't buy one anyway. Good luck, it's a good feeling that a dollar amount is put on your work.
I've also given away alot of quilts.
Of all the replies I like this one the best, for me at least.
Make what YOU like.
Sell if you WANT to, for a market acceptable amount.
Recoup all your costs plus some slush funds.
Replenish your stash and supplies.
Smile.

Pretty much how I do it.

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