I have a friend who seems to be more successful at selling her quilts. She doubles the cost of materials and then rounds up. So for example if she has $80 into materials she doubles to $160 and rounds up to $200. She will barter down but never lower than double the material cost. She puts quilts in the quilt show boutique, a craft consignment shop and the local quilt shop. She says that she rarely sells her shop quilts because most of the customers want to make their own.
I have noticed than sale of quilts, auction quilts, raffle quilt tickets etc. seems to have really dropped off. I'm frequently asked to donate a quilt for an auction. I usually do so, but sure feel discouraged by how little $$$ they bring in.