I have decided that I will have three rates for any quilts I might make.

1) Gifts of love and/or charity - I buy everything and donate the time

2) You buy the fabric and I donate the time

3) About $15 per square foot for an "easy" quilt and about $30 per square foot for something more complicated - plus the cost of materials. (I think that translates into - I don't really want to do commissioned/hired work)

This website shows detailed prices for making quilts.

The prices are very specific. Look at it and go from there. Look at Custom Services. Good luck! I also know some who pays about $600 for a throw but it depends on how detail the pattern is.

http://www.amishhandquilting.com/

Great thread. I found this discussion helpful, too:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-42701-1.htm
"For those of you that sell..."

$15/per square foot

Wow, that link to the Amish quilting service is fascinating!
It's very difficult to be paid what custom work is really worth but it looks like they have it down to a real science.

Wow, thanks for those links.

I have made and sold my things for years. you never get paid for your time no matter what the craft!
I charge $15/hr plus materials for my finished items
for a queen size quilt this means
$150(fabric and materials) + 10hrs x 15=$300
so a throw size is $125
a baby $60
right now I don't think the market will handle 3x the materials but in some places it may

Thank you all very much for your help. I truly appreciate your time and advice for how to proceed.

My goal: to earn enough to someday get my own quilting machine :) Someday!

I ran into the same issue-when I showed my work at a local shop-got a lot of orders -I figured out all cost and doubled them-it paid off-I also require 1/2 on ordering and the other 1/2 on delivery-that way the materials are covered-no body had a problem with it - if people want it they will pay!

Nobody can afford me!

If I were it would have to be no less than $15 an hour. I work slow but I'm good. :-)