ckcowl

i'm sorry- i don't see the rudeness???
i would be complimented that she liked them well enough to request one.

nativetexan

yes it could be. but some people think "crafters" have all the time in the world to make things.

bearisgray

As others have said - we did not hear her tone of voice or see how she behaved -

But - if she asked nicely - and was offering to BUY - you could nicely say - Sure
or nicely say - no, I'm not making any more of "whatever' right now - no need to add any more to that

In my opinion - if I see something I like, but not in my color - my feeling is - Ask - I might get what I want!

Becka

It would depend on how she asked. We ran into that when we made the microwave bowls thingies and snap bags as a fundraiser. All those who made the requests were very sweet about it, and are regular "over-"contributors to our fundraisers. They were trying to match their decor, which is understandable, or wanted them for gifts. Several even offered extra to buy the fabric pattern they were reqesting, in addition to the sell-price, which was great because we had made what we made from my stash, and it depleted rapidly.

Quiltbeagle

Sounds more like a compliment to me, but I would ask for 50% non-refundable downpayment on any custom job... to cover the price of fabric you have to buy if she decides not to purchase it after it's made.

connie_1936

make it for her, your group could use the cash

Glassquilt

It's a compliment to your work. She obviously like what she saw.
In the future be prepared and have blank receipts with you so you can write up a contract. Most definitely get that non-refundable deposit. Shows intent on the customer's part and professionalism on yours.

gramajo

[quote=QuiltnNan]Great response.

MadQuilter

I think there is no problem with anyone asking a question. For every question there is an answer. You had really 3 choices of an answer: No, Yes, or Maybe.

Willa

I don't understand why its considered pushy to ask. If you didn't want to you could have just told her you didn't have time, or offered to give her instructions on how to make it herself. Its hard to know what people will like and some people feel honored to be asked. It shows they did a good enough job that somebody actually wants what they made.