How much are you willing to pay for a pattern?
#23
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 275
It all depends... I will happily pay more for patterns that contain more information, like sizing and block measurements and for good color photos. One size patterns I max out at $7-10 depending on reputation of author or clarity of information.
#24
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Washington
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The prices of patterns these days has inspired me to learn to use drawing programs and draw my own. I know the level of work involved in creating patterns. However I simply can't afford the ones I want. I'm from an era when $10 for a pattern was expensive. The prices these days have exceeded inflation. I easily do traditional quilts and some that are based on patterns in books, and now I have the opportunity to explore shapes for more intricate quilts. I guess I'm thankful that I have to develop my own things. It's a more creative process.
#25
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Chula Vista CA
Posts: 7,402
Guess it depends on the pattern, Judy Niemeyer sells very expensive patterns but they are paper piecing patterns and you get the paper pieces in that total. I just bought a pattern for $28.00 at a LQS which included the directions and it had some foundation pieces to stabilize the design.
#28
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Location: Jozefow, Poland
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#29
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The prices these days have exceeded inflation. I easily do traditional quilts and some that are based on patterns in books, and now I have the opportunity to explore shapes for more intricate quilts. I guess I'm thankful that I have to develop my own things. It's a more creative process.
But it is true...quilting patterns that involve nothing more than a pdf are a terrible deal when they get to be more than $10. There is no, absolutely no work involved with the printing, distribution, shipping costs, manufacturing costs, etc. They should not be as expensive as a printed one.
Ones that involve paper piecing or applique are a different matter--I'm considering paying about $70-80 for a Judy Niemeyer one - but it is a queen size paper pieced pattern.
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