Originally Posted by
mckwilter
Like RugosaB, I do not quilt for $$. If someone asks about making something for $$, I tell them straight out that if I did it for $$, it would be a job, and I already have a job. Maybe, after I retire, I will be able to start my own cottage business, but until that time, don't even ask.
i say something similar: This is my hobby and if I did it for money it would be a job and I am retired. I ask if they sew and would like to learn to quilt. If the answer is yes to either I refer them to the LQS where one of my close friends teaches beginning quilting. For those that I gift quilts, I just give a completed quilt, I like the surprise on their face.