Originally Posted by
Scissor Queen
Exactly. The last time I hired a plumber it was $120 and took less than an hour. The last time I had work done on my car the hourly rate was almost $100 bucks an hour.
Ten bucks an hour to make a quilt is pretty low wages for skilled labor.
Just try taking your computer/laptop to a shop. They charge you to just walk in the door. I had a friend recently ask me if I'd make her a quilt from T shirts that were special to her & her husb. (now passed). I swore I'd never make a T shirt quilt but couldn't say no. She sent $100 with her shirts to "get me started". I had orig. thought I'd return that $ with her quilt but my son talked me into keeping it. Heck, shipping the finished quilt from Wash. state back to Ohio cost a bundle so that lessened my guilt. I could never have charged her what it should have cost to make since I had to get very creative with placements of the decals on ea. shirt. I'm so happy I did it though.