generally the shops you are going to teach in have their own policies/pricing set up so you need to talk the them- one of our shops here charged customers $25 for 2 hour classes, $45 for 4 hour classes and $20 each for multiple day (2hr) classes- so if you had to go in say-4 weeks in a row for a 2 hour class it cost you a total of $80...the shop kept the first $5 from each student-the teacher received the rest- another (much less popular) shop - the owner would decide what to charge for each individual class- then pay the teacher minimum wage-hourly the shop kept the rest- I've taught in many shops over the years- every one of them determined, had a set amount what would be charged for each class- I was never able to go in & say- I would like to charge $30 per person to teach this class...well, I could say it - but It didn't mean anything- they would tell me---this is what 'we' charge for this type of class....and this is what we pay you. I know with well known, published, traveling teachers they do set their own rates/requirements- but until you reach that level you have to go with the flow (and what the shop policy is)

I would ask the LQS you are going to teach at, what was the amount charged in the past, or ask other LQS. I teach classes through community ed and they have a set fee.

Free is nice. But somehow the person teaching needs an income to live on. If they don't charge for the Tute, they get an income some other way. A laborer is worthy of a wage.

I'm retired with a fixed income that needs to be supplemented. I love quilting and my work is worthy of a wage.

Some shops in my area dictate the fee for classes and 75% are for beginners. I kept looking around with my portfolio until I found a shop willing to charge more for intermediate and advance classes.