First of all Good Luck!!
.... sounds like you are having buyers remorse, but in reverse,
and already know/feel you wished you had not gotten yourself into this!
No real answers for you, but looks like you are thinking this through quite well at this point.
Maybe by Monday you can just say to her, no way, Jose, I just can't find the time to do it??
Then the old my friend's uncle's mother's sister's cat died and I am grieving excuse?
etc.
Anyhoooooooooo if you are going ahead with it ... not only have the convo in public,
but also have an informal contract drafted, along with the expenses (well padded at that!),
and not forgetting all the basics in your sewing room ... thread, needles, pins, basting spray etc.
Add in your labour/equipment fees (at your rate of pay at your job! after all you are worth no less)
plus pre-payment for any out of pocket expenses before you do one bit of work on the project.
Of course, you will give her a final accounting of those expenses and return any $ in excess.
It's not uncommon to ask for a deposit on your labour too.
Maybe a dose of reality will scare her off?? ...... could you be so lucky??
But keep in mind, in making this public, while you may scare her off,
you may also have other colleagues willing to pay the price!
Do you want this "business"?? to say the least about stress!
Maybe it is better to just stop the nonsense now??
