Quiltbeagle

Way to go! If someone told me it was just "cut off and hem it" I'd invite them over to use my machine. If they said they didn't know how to use a machine I'd just say to them that "you just sit and press the pedal". LOL !

Wanabee Quiltin

Good for you. I only mend for family and one friend. That's it.

Landers

Alright!

dellareya

I have to learn to follow your example. I'm going to start practicing right now.

grannypat7925

They always pick a 'friend' in hopes they will get the job done either free of very cheap! Good for you!

Caswews

Good for you !! DH's family is always asking me to sew this or embroider that .. and my DH says of course she will .. Pffffttt .. Did ya ask me ? NO so NO is the answer for you !LOL

jbj137

My answer is:
"I ONLY sew for people I love,
and I don't love you that much"
J J

Ramona Byrd

I hear ya! It seems I get suckered in every time!
Will you make curtains, will you hem my pants, will you mend this hole, will you alter my bridemaid's dress, my prom dress....
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Unless this is your business, then I'll guess that you are almost at the breaking point, and some day soon you will have a huge NO printed in the front of your brain.

Just tell them that you have a lot of your own stuff to finish first, should be through next February 31st of 2012.

seasaw2mch

I use to do lots of alterations but quit about 13 years ago. Personally I was more interested in sewing from scratch from my own hand drawn patterns and I did a lot of showman shirts & jackets for people that showed horses. It was mostly for a 4H group that couldn't afford to buy them since they charged well over $330 for them and I could make them for less then $100. Most of the time I charged a flat fee of $20 to $40 depending on the difficultly of the item and they had to buy their own fabric.

But the reason I quit doing alterations was this one women that I had been sewing for, for several years brought me a bag of her old underpants and asked me to replace all the elastic in them. That was it for me. I refused that job and asked her why she just didn't go buy new ones (this women was loaded with money and didn't need to do this sort of thing). Her reply was that she already did but she wanted me to fix them so she could give them to someone else in need of some. I could not believe she said that. Who in their right mind would wear undie that were pre used??? I think I would rather go without. Besides at that time you could buy new ones for less then a buck, gees. I had to explain to her it was cheaper to buy new ones to give them, then to fix the ones she had. Sometime I wander how many people are that dang clueless.

BobbiG

From time to time when people ask me to sew certain things, I tell them that they can't afford me. If they persue the subject I give them an outragous $ amount per hour such as $35 or $40 per hour with a minimum of 2 hours. They don't ask again.