Originally Posted by
Jan in VA
This could be incredibly valuable information to have when/if it came time to price your quilt for sale. If you didn't even charge for materials for the quilt, would you be willing to work for less than minimum wage - about $7.25 as of 2009 - making your income from the quilt $232? I personally wouldn't do it for less than $12-15 per hour for labor, or $384-$480. And that doesn't include fabric, batting, thread, and other supplies!
You can see from this one example how too often we undervalue our work!
Jan in VA
I don't sell my quilts. I give them away to family, friends and people I don't know. We think our work and time are worth so much. It would be impossible to charge what some of us think it is worth. People would not pay that much. My time is spent making quilts for the love of making them. Seeing someone appreciate my work is enough for me.