I did that for awhile and I was paid in yardage. In other words if the top I was making had 7 yards of fabric, I received a store credit of 7 yards. It worked out well and I'm still "buying" off my store credit. The owner also allowed me to use it for notions. We averaged each yard at $10/yard for these notions. I am now a longarmer and no longer have time to make the samples so I referred a friend. She is happy with the same arrangement.