Originally Posted by Tiffany
Originally Posted by mrsj82
Okay, so maybe this is the wrong forum to post this, but I really needed to vent to people who might understand my frustration.
I am trying to get some new quilting clients. I had a lady contact me interested in getting two full size quilts made. One from her child's old clothes, and another full one with pictures on it. I quoted her a price of $350 for BOTH quilts including the materials to add the pictures.
She hasn't contacted me since.
I am so frustrated by people who are telling me that I'm charging too much for a quilt and not even coming back! If they had ANY idea at all how much work goes into making a quilt they would realize that those prices are so freaking reasonable it's not even funny.
Do they expect me to be like Walmart and give them a bargain price? I can't even make the quilt for less than $100 in materials!
Okay I'll stop venting now, but hopefully someone on here understands and feels my pain!
Wow, you are actually undercharging yourself! Don't let those people upset you. They are the same ones who will go to a garage sale and argue over an item that is listed for a quarter or fifty cents.
I haven't read all the responses so if this has already been said, my apologies for repeating it again.
One thing I have done (and will do again) is keep track of the amount of time it takes to actually make the quilt. I then add that information to the label on the back. People are usually amazed when they discover the quilt I've gifted them with took 500 hours to make and I find their attitude quickly changes & they tend to take much better care of the quilt. If you keep track of your time, when someone inquires about your making them a quilt you can tell them it usually takes X amount of time for a twin, queen, or king sized quilt. Maybe that will help weed out those who think you are charging too much.
What a fantastic idea! I never thought about putting my time in the label! That is such a good idea, I'm going to start doing that! LOL