Originally Posted by
PatriceJ
i think it needs to be said ...
the price of a quilt should reflect more than the cost of materials and number of hours spent making it.
the appearance and quality are equally important.
(to me, they are most important.)
i wouldn't ask the same for a simple irish chain as i would for a complex sampler or double wedding ring.
i wouldn't ask the same for a quilt with basic, minimum quilting as i would for that same quilt with fancy shmancy quilting.
i wouldn't ask at all to be paid for anything that looked sloppy or like it might not survive a trip through the washer.
(those go to an animal shelter. i won't donate anything i am - or should be - ashamed of.)
some quilters have unrealistic expectations.
(so do some customers, but that's a whole 'nother essay. lol)
it might be helpful to do as somebody has already suggested:
take some of your work to a professional appraiser.
then you'll know what it's truly worth from a retail perspective.
i agree - person a and person b may have spent the same amount of money on materials - but the results may or may not be equal.
some people are artists, some are technicians -and some of us are "still practicing".
i think even the non-experts can tell a show- stopper from a poorly done piece. they may not be willing -or able- to pay for either one, but most people can tell.