Originally Posted by
Cogito
She will go on and on about the time and money she puts in her artwork and that she deserves to be compensated for it. I wonder if she has any idea of the time and money ($400) I put into making her quilt! I had to pay the long armer since I don't do that. I know she has to have some idea because of her own work, but for some reason, mine doesn't count...... Anyway, thanks for letting me vent, this has sooo bothered me!
I'm going to say no, she doesn't. Most people don't think of quilts as art. They see 'quilts' at Walmart for $50 and think that is -at tops- what we spend to make our quilts, and since it is homemade, probably even less than that.
The best way I've found to get people to go away is tell them to buy the materials and I'll charge $10 per hour. No one ever makes it out of the quilt shop with materials, and most people never even make it TO the quilt store, because they have zero interest in making any effort.
I made twin size quilts for my mother and she loved them and asked me to make a King for her bed. She offered to pay, and I said I really had no interest and didn't think I could do it for under $1000. She said she'd pay that, but thankfully could tell from my tone I really didn't want to do a king. Rather, she has asked for another twin (she has 3 grandchildren, none are mine though) for the third bed she bought. I'll make it for her (I haven't charged for any of those) but on MY time.
I also think I created a monster out of my oldest nephew. He asks for sewing projects all the time that he thinks I can make on demand (and I have). In the future, I think I'll tell him he has to wait for a holiday.