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Old 02-04-2014, 11:14 AM
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coastienest
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Beautiful quilts!! It is great that you have an outlet to sell them. I had a craft shop a few years back and realized it is hard to get a good price for handmade items at times. Please be sure to price them to appreciate all your hard work.

I have a little story that happened about 25 years ago. I was redecorating my living room and came across a handmade cross stitch piece in a hoop with a ruffle. The ruffle was the exact fabric I was using in my room. I had to have it. It was $28.00, that which I thought was absolutely crazy! After all it was an 8 inch piece of fabric in a hoop. But I bought it because I had the perfect place for it and it could not be a better match, all the while resenting paying that $28.00. 4 years later, I learned to cross stitch and it was not until then that I appreciated the work that went into that little hoop in my living room. It should have been twice if not more the price than I paid for it. The work that went into it was time consuming. Story told, please get the price it is worth for all the materials used and most of all your precious time. Someone not familiar with the process doesn't realize its worth

Sorry for the long post, but it is a story I have told everyone for years. Good luck on your new venture!
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