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Old 08-27-2012, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ptquilts
thank you, I am so tired of hearing "3 times the cost of the materials." No one EVER suggests to a painter that he sell his painting for 3 times the cost of materials, or a woodworker, stained glass artist, or whatever.
If I get my materials on sale, and then cut them into tiny pieces and piece an intricate design, 3 times does not even come near what I am going to charge. Now if you want a quilt with just 12" squares, OK. Maybe.
I agree -3 times the materials may have worked for construction a long time ago-but quilts.The skill of the quilt piecer/quilter,etc is a factor.
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