The only way I'd do it was if I needed the money.

I taught sewing at the college level, had friends across the country who made their living by sewing and many who did wonderful work. Still, I was glad I could earn a living by teaching rather than commissions. There were too many things that could go wrong, no matter how skilled I was. When I did have time, I wanted to work on my own things and not have the stress of sewing for others.

An aside is that I did sew for family. When my daughter wanted me to alter her clothes, my fee was that she had to sit with me while I did it. That worked out well, but my husband took his things to a tailor out of consideration for me and respect for my time and work.

It took me a while to learn to say no, but it gave me time to make those ideas that were dancing around in my mind. For me, it was the right thing.

I have had people ask me to make them a quilt. As others have stated, most do not know the time, effort, and frankly skill level needed to produce what they want. I had a pretty good friend complain about the price of a queen sized "quilt" she saw at Target, and wanted to know if i would make her a knock off, because she thought I would do it for less than $79.99!!

I'm with Power Poster on how you said it. Another thing - I don't want my work critiqued by other people as I have seen that done by others.