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04-08-2015, 12:01 PM
#12
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Are you nuts?!!!!! (Now don't get all upset, I mean that in the kindest way, honestly!)
If you are willing to do this amazing quilting on flannel and poly for that price, I'm wondering if you'd be up for doing a bunch of your great quilting on cotton piecing with thin cotton batting for others? Like me!!
Please don't sell yourself short, your work is definitely worthy of its hire.
Jan in VA
If you are willing to do this amazing quilting on flannel and poly for that price, I'm wondering if you'd be up for doing a bunch of your great quilting on cotton piecing with thin cotton batting for others? Like me!!
Please don't sell yourself short, your work is definitely worthy of its hire.
Jan in VA
04-08-2015, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
First, the quilting is wonderful! I agree that $50 is not enough, but you should have agreed on a price beforehand, so you are only going to get what you get. Most quilters charge by the square inch. You did custom quilting. The rate for custom quilting usually starts at $0.025 - $0.03 per square inch, so just the quilting would be around $65 to $80. Add in the binding charge that I would estimate at about $25, and you are up around $90 to $105.
Treat this as a learning experience, and don't take another quilting job unless the terms are agreed to (and written down!) before you start.
Treat this as a learning experience, and don't take another quilting job unless the terms are agreed to (and written down!) before you start.
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04-08-2015, 12:31 PM
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We are always our own worst critics. Your work is definitely good enough to charge the standard going rate. You did custom quilting on this and as PP stated that usually starts at .025 to .03 per square inch. The quilt is 2,688 square inches so if you take the lowest price of that you are already at $67.20 just for the quilting. Then the binding is usually charged by the linear inch and you have 212 L/I of binding. I believe the going rate for that is around .10 but that may be for an attached binding not bringing back to front. Still I feel $20 is more than fair.
I would present her with a bill for $87.20 if she balks at that you need to be able to come back and tell her how many hours you spent doing the job. I am sure if you worked it out you would be making MUCH less than minimum wage.
I agree that a price should have been agreed upon before hand but you shouldn't have to be the only one doing the learning IMHO. The person who asked you to quilt should also learn a valuable lesson from this.
You did a very nice job.
I would present her with a bill for $87.20 if she balks at that you need to be able to come back and tell her how many hours you spent doing the job. I am sure if you worked it out you would be making MUCH less than minimum wage.
I agree that a price should have been agreed upon before hand but you shouldn't have to be the only one doing the learning IMHO. The person who asked you to quilt should also learn a valuable lesson from this.
You did a very nice job.
04-08-2015, 12:40 PM
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nice quilt, the quilting is pretty, and I think you should get more than you're charging.
that's a lot of work, plus you have to bind it yet. Maybe tell her moe for the binding.
your feathers look great on a DHM.
that's a lot of work, plus you have to bind it yet. Maybe tell her moe for the binding.
your feathers look great on a DHM.
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