It's a good idea. Have a wonderful customer...her 2nd quilt she asked for a thicker batting. We discussed the thicker plus a layer of the regular batting....when a price was given, she opted for one layer of the thicker batting. Yesterday she again asked for the thicker batting, said I didn't include the 2nd layer on the last quilt....and I was busy, so offered a discount on the batting for this quilt (my cost)...she said, "No, I'll pay for the batting & I don't need the 2nd layer." I wrote that down, in front of her... then she said to use the design I used before... I wrote it down. It is hard to recall what is discussed sometimes. Oh, and then she proceeded to pick out a different design, LOL. Yep, wrote it down.
You want to write down the size of the quilt top & all that you discuss...not word for word...but the important things like thread color, batting type, design, etc. I even jot down "no choice" if they tell me to choose.
I don't charge a lot for quilting...but I do charge for batting & backing if I have to provide it.
Hubby now hands me an order blank when he is there and a customer comes in. I also do embroidery...so some days it can get very challenging to recall what each person wants.
Originally Posted by
Simmia
Do you require a written receipt and a description of what you and your longarmmer has agreed she/he will quilt on your quilt ? And do you have a list of items you provide to her/him such as batting?