when i first started 'crafting' [knitting, crocheting, quilting] many many years ago, i remember reading that it was difficult to sell what you make. most crafters only make about fifty cents an hour for their work was the advice that i read. inflation on that amount has not kept up with the rate of inflation on everything else. just as big box stores sell their wares for less than 'boutiques', so it goes with quilting. it's just the way it is.