Originally Posted by
Iceblossom
So figure out a materials list and price it out. Then decide what is it worth it to you to make it... Me, when I'm asked now I estimate my time as $15/hour and that a pretty good quilt takes at least a month of full time work after all, I figure I'm worth at least minimum wage in the Seattle area. So far no one has gone further in negotiations
That all being said, while I don't work for cheap I give freely and quilt a lot of gifts and donations because that is worth it to me on my schedule and my whims of what I want to do and when.
Mary Fons said on The Quilt Show recently: "If you paid us what they're worth, you couldn't afford it. But, if you know a quilter who loves you, it's free."
I liked that so much that I wrote it down. I'm going to use that quote when I give a quilt to someone who has asked to pay for it.