Originally Posted by
Knitette
This is very true - making quilts for others - money aside - may well change your whole attitude to quilting.
Years ago I painted ceramics - I had my own kiln and poured molds etc. (I posted a picture so that you can seen the type of thing I loved doing). I adored it. Friends and family saw my pieces and wanted me to make stuff for them, gifts for weddings, etc. etc. Because they were friends and friends of friends, I charged very little.
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It quickly became like a business and robbed all the joy from it. I must have made dozens of ceramic Christmas trees and newborn teddies. Mind-numbing stuff. I eventually gave up, sold all my stuff and haven't done any since.
How are you going to feel, making a pattern that drives you mad and fabric you don't like? If you decide to go ahead, make sure you charge enough that
truly reflects the value of your time and skill.
Good luck whatever you decide
Your ceramics are lovely. Such a shame you felt crushed into giving up on your hobby. A few people I know compromise between hobby and having return on the outlay of craft work by making the things they like to sell at craft fairs. I've never sold a quilt for profit. Not that I wouldn't want to, but like many others I've seen the expression on people's faces when the financial investment in any one quilt is explained to them. So far my quilts have been or will be gifts but I do agree with the ladies that this is skilled work and should be valued as such.