Originally Posted by
Scraplady
And with some people, it truly is just ignorance of what goes into making a quilt. My husband once asked me to make an Ole Miss themed baby quilt for a coworker. He followed the daily progress as I made it. When it was done, he said, "Wow, I never realized how much work went into one of those!" .
Absolutely!!! Even people who appreciate a fine hand made quilt are clueless. I made my mom a lap quilt. I had it all cut out and went to vist her for a week and brought it along as a project. She watched me sewing it and said the exact same thing as scraplady's husband, word for word! And that was just the piecing! She has never seen me LA but she has seen me handquilt.
So unless you are a sewer or quilter, most people have no clue how much work goes into one and are completely oblivious to the cost of materials in a quality custom quilt.
OP, your quoted price was not only reasonable, I think it was quite low. Either someone is willing to pay the price I want or not. If not, "No quilt for you!"