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04-09-2015, 06:09 PM
#52
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Location: kansas
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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.
04-09-2015, 07:17 PM
#55
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida
Posts: 2,229
Feline Fanatic summed up the situation very nicely and as others also stated gave you exact figures to present to your customer. I completely support that you should not be the only one learnng a valuable lesson through this. Have you checked the websites of others in your general area who do quilting professionally? (And yes you are now officially a professional). Having a few of their going rates as examples if she questions the figures would help. As for your quilting not being that good? Let me just say I aspire to someday--Someday being able to quilt feathers like that!
04-10-2015, 06:26 AM
#56
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Once an Iowan, always an Iowan, but now suburban Chicagoland
Posts: 508
Well, I agree with what has been said here...go with the $87.20 you can itemize on your invoice. My son is a General Contractor and better than that, a finish carpenter and cabinet maker...I learned from him long ago that what you price your work at is how you (and your customer) will value it!!
04-10-2015, 08:24 AM
#57
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Charleston SC
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Was asked by a lady how much would I charge to quilt a quilt for her. Said I needed to see it see it first. She brought it by and I agreed to do it. We never settled on a cost. Boy did I bite off more than I could chew. The quilt was flannel, back and front, and had polyester batting. Plus she wanted to use the backing for the binding. Well, learned that quilting flannel and polyester on my DSM was really hard. Plus the fact that this is the first time I had ever brought the backing to the front to bind. Anyway, I just finished it and figured I would charge maybe $40 to 50 for the work. The quilt is 64x42. Do you think that I will be charging to much?
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