Oh my how I can relate! Don't have an answer for you though.She should still pay you, you did as she asked of you, it's not your fault she decided they wouldn't work out. Good luck on her finding someone who will "fix" them. I would tell her you want the skirts for payment then if she isn't going to pay you and they are "useless" to her. At least someday you might be able to use the fabric. That is one of the reasons I quit sewing for people. My daughter does the costumes for the kids school production each year with her only help coming from me. We shop for the fabrics as the director instructs--and then when she shows her the fabric it isn't what she had in mind--so they get returned for another round. And maybe another round. This time we even called her from the fabric store and sent her a pic by phone and she still rejected it when it was bought. Last year she made 2 dozen skirts for girls to be flowers and director decided last minute that wasn't what she wanted to do. Back to the drawing board. Oh yes, I can relate. I'm the venting board for my daughter during this trying time of the year. Everything she does is volunteer and she has to leave work early many days for practice etc.The drama is this weekend. Over for another year. Her son has 4 more years in the school so I guess we'll be doing this for 4 more years.