Making Money Quilting
#12
I doubt I have ever made any real profit selling my stuff ....I've only sold locally to people I know and have sold a few items in a yard sale.... currently I am working on a venture to sell items at a new craft shop....won't know for a few weeks yet if that is going to work out.
This is something I've always wanted to do...make money doing something I enjoy!
This is something I've always wanted to do...make money doing something I enjoy!
#13
II LOVE TO DO ART QUILTS. SORRY ABOUT ALL CAPS. IHAVE A VERY LITTLE DOG IN MY ARMS AND IT'S HARD TO HUNT AND PECK THAT WAY. ANYWAY , I'M DISABLED AND I'D LIKE TO BRING HOME A LITTLE SOMETHING ONCE IN A WHILE. :roll:
#14
Originally Posted by Cathe
Don't underprice your work. Promote it as GOOD work, and charge accordingly. If they want cheap quilts, they can buy Chinese imports at JCPenney.
I hope that helps!
I hope that helps!
I made a queen size quilt for a friend of mine....she bought all the materials and picked out a pattern from one of my books.....it took me about 2 weeks to make the quilt and if I may say so myself ..it turned out pretty nice.....I asked her for $100.... she paid it but did say she hadn't intended on spending that much on the quilt (including her cost of materials which I believe was around $80) she wanted it to give as a gift.
Some people just don't understand what goes into the making of quilts I think.
#16
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Location: Minnesota
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Originally Posted by Country Quilter
Originally Posted by Cathe
Don't underprice your work. Promote it as GOOD work, and charge accordingly. If they want cheap quilts, they can buy Chinese imports at JCPenney.
I hope that helps!
I hope that helps!
I made a queen size quilt for a friend of mine....she bought all the materials and picked out a pattern from one of my books.....it took me about 2 weeks to make the quilt and if I may say so myself ..it turned out pretty nice.....I asked her for $100.... she paid it but did say she hadn't intended on spending that much on the quilt (including her cost of materials which I believe was around $80) she wanted it to give as a gift.
Some people just don't understand what goes into the making of quilts I think.
For finished quilts, I am a little subjective, too. If I HATED making the stupid thing, I charge more. If I need money really badly, I might charge less. If I don't really care if it sells, I start it a lot higher.
On ebay, I usually start simple tablerunners at $40 for the opening bid. Wall quilts in the size you mentioned would start at about $40-$70, depending on what it is. Lap quilts usually start at $75 or so. Some go as high as $150. Not much higher yet.
BUT... I seldom buy new fabric for any of the quilts I make to sell. Most are "used" class samples. Some are pattern prototypes. And for me, the ebay stuff is grocery money and advertising. Lately, I have been making more class samples and have a list of special order projects to sew.
I am blessed with a loyal customer base - not huge, but very helpful. I do more than just quilts - I design and sell clothing and other things, too. I do a lot of mending and alterations for our church family, too. Most of that is my own ministry and I don't charge for it. We have lots of new brides lately, so alterations and sometimes dressmaking is my gift to them. For other people who come to me for that kind of sewing, I charge $10 per hour or some other figure that seems suitable. And I write it down for both of us.
You have to find your own comfort level for charging friends and relatives. I recently did a lot of mending for a young couple at church. They wanted to know how much they owed me, and I told them "nothing. I will probably call you needing help one of these days! I LOVE it when people owe me a favor!" (evil cackle) It seemed to make them very nervous! :lol:
#18
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Minnesota
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Very seldom. Sometimes I make commemorative labels for the client -
Mr and Mrs Robert Smith
July 7, 2007
Rochester, Minnesota
When I was selling at art shows up in northern Wisconsin, to tourists, I signed my name and "Eagle River, WI" because they were buying it as a souvenir.
Mr and Mrs Robert Smith
July 7, 2007
Rochester, Minnesota
When I was selling at art shows up in northern Wisconsin, to tourists, I signed my name and "Eagle River, WI" because they were buying it as a souvenir.
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