Thread: Pricing quilts
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Old 10-05-2012, 07:35 AM
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jcrow
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To me, it really depends on what people will actually pay for the quilt. You can price it at any price, but if no one wants to spend that kind of money on a quilt, then you are out of luck. I think our quilts are worth so much more than we can get for them. Marianne Fons said a queen quilt that she would make, she would sell for $2,000. That's because her name is attached to it. I think that is a very fair price for one of her quilts. I think a king quilt with a lot of nice piecing should go for $900 myself. And that is low. I know that no one would pay that, but I think that is what should be asked.

I'm having a gal make me a diaper bag. I bought $69 worth of fabric and materials and am paying her $100 for her time. I think that is very fair. So does she. This is the second diaper bag she's making me. She makes them out of fabric that isn't childish, so the bag can be used as an overnight bathroom bag once the baby gets older. So, $169 for a diaper bag is a very fair price. People who don't sew would think I was nuts to pay this much.
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