JJS: This is well said. I pay a lot more than that prices quoted here for quilting alone. The work is excellent. I give my quilts away, no way could I sell them. One quilt was appraised for $1,800 and I donated it to a college for their scholarship fund raffle. Now I am mostly making "quilts for kids". They are fun to make, I can practice my freehand quilting and I know they are appreciated.There are many excellent artists and quilt makers/teacher out there and I applaud them. I just want to enjoy making them. If I had to haggle over the price and explain myself, it would take all the fun out of it.
I also did this with stain glass and sewing.