Hi I need advice about how to charge for quilting tops. I told the person with the quilts that I needed to see the tops first but any advice you can give will help me form a idea of where to start I don't have all the info yet but will add more when I see the tops thanks very much for any help

I would probably charge for thread (thread cost can vary greatly depending on type/brand and amount of quilting), and then add in a per/hour charge for the quilting. Since it is skilled work, it would have to be more than a minimum wage hourly rate -- maybe $15-20 per hour?

Most quilters charge by the square inch. Multiply width by length in inches to determine. If the quilt is 20 X 40 you are quilting 800 inches. The common price I have seen is 0.01 cent per square inch for free motion, which would be $80.00 for this size. The more intricate the more per inch. Pantos are sometimes as much as 5 cents per square inch. Adding binding is more--15 cents per inch. Sewing binding down by machine additional, sewing binding down by hand even more. Google and check out prices. Most of this is from looking at LQS that offer quilting on the net. This usually includes threads and loading/unloading quilt, but not the batting.

Good luck and let us know how you make out.