How much would you charge for an applique quilt like this in queen size?
#212
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If I am doing the math.......that is like just over $300.00 plus materials....that's just over ...$500.00....I guess the point is that if you sell this one on the low side, others will want to have something at that same price...plus the cost of cotton is going up......material, thread and batting costs will be higher....I know that I pay 1 1/2cents per sq. in.... plus batting and thread..so a king with just one design of quiting and varigated thread cost me, 2 years ago, just over $200.00......and I made the quilt...A lap sized cost me just over ...$100.00 plus what it cost me to make the quilt..I have seen quilting costs from 1.1 to 1.5 cents per sq. in. or some charge by the foot....$1.75 to$2.00 per sq in....then plus thread and batting....I she wants you to do the binding, then that has been about 15 cents per inch!!!
#213
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Originally Posted by magpie
Do comparison checking on ebay or there are a lot on etsy too.
#214
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I have been doing craft shows for17 years now and had a tendency to always go low. While in some parts of our city the people you are selling to are low imcome but most of the schools and churches have all incomes. Then we have some really big show like during the international ballon festival. I found that when I upped my prices so that I felt like was getting paid for my time I sold more. People won't value your work unless you do. If I wanted to only pay 300.00 to 500.00 for a quilt I would go to the flea market or hit the estate sales. You want to be known by the quailty of your work not the quanity.
#215
Wow, what exquisite work ! I think the difference in suggested prices is due to the different sections of the country, and,possibly, rural vs urban. If your customer ordered 3 quilts from you this past year, she's happy with your work. I would tell her up front (or invoice) that the cost of materials & the cost of labor = whatever you decide.As an appraiser told me, your quilts are art quilts, not utilitarian quilts. In MHO, $1200-$1400 is not too much.Or check some of the shops around the country - they
charge for ironing the top, batting, & add on a price /inch for piecing, preparation & quilting and binding! Good luck!
P.S. Besides, due to poor weather onditions, cotton has increased in cost by 50%.
charge for ironing the top, batting, & add on a price /inch for piecing, preparation & quilting and binding! Good luck!
P.S. Besides, due to poor weather onditions, cotton has increased in cost by 50%.
#216
Originally Posted by Eddie
After a LOT of thinking, playing with numbers in my spreadsheet, etc., I e-mailed her a proposal this morning which was $650.74, and included the cost of materials at $246.68, so my labor would have been $404.06. She decided she didn't want to spend that much for a quilt for a guest bedroom, so now we are looking at a much simpler pattern (no applique) and I sent her an estimate for that one and she agreed with it. So we're going to look at fabrics together on Friday. In a way, I'm relieved because I really wasn't looking forward to doing all of that applique again!
I would have priced it as other professionals price their work- with an itemised quote. Then if she didn't like the price she could look at it and say "could you do it with fewer leaves to save labour costs" or whatever. The danger with this is that you end up a design that you might not be too thrilled about, but then again if she is commissioning it, she does get to decide, within reason.
To the people who said to price it low as a way to get business- we could all be working 24/7 if we worked for nothing!
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Originally Posted by Leota
I charge $25/hr for designing and making a wedding gown PLUS materials ... a simple A-line gown is at least 20 hrs....That being said, I would charge by the hour + materials. Determine your worth and use the time you spent on the lap quilt as a guide x the increased size from lap to queen...
if she knew how many hours it took + the cost of the materials, you might not have any problem asking it's real worth.
EDIT to add: i just saw your post. at the proposed price, what was your hourly rate?
#219
Originally Posted by butterflywing
Originally Posted by Leota
I charge $25/hr for designing and making a wedding gown PLUS materials ... a simple A-line gown is at least 20 hrs....That being said, I would charge by the hour + materials. Determine your worth and use the time you spent on the lap quilt as a guide x the increased size from lap to queen...
if she knew how many hours it took + the cost of the materials, you might not have any problem asking it's real worth.
EDIT to add: i just saw your post. at the proposed price, what was your hourly rate?
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