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tell them to try to do it theirself that if they learn to quilt they will enjoy making so many quilts as u do but it takes time to quilt and you only can do so much at a time then if they say they can't then they will have to wait and pay you what you put in and your time
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This is exactly what I tell people. I have yet to have anyone come back and ask for a meterials list or write me a check.
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Originally Posted by mytwopals
I just ask them, if they have $500. If they say no, which they always do, I say there's your answer. If they ever say yes, I'll take the $500 and make them a quilt.
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Thank you for the replies! Wow... I'm keeping these comments in mind when face with such situation again.
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Originally Posted by amma
Originally Posted by mytwopals
I just ask them, if they have $500. If they say no, which they always do, I say there's your answer. If they ever say yes, I'll take the $500 and make them a quilt.
Me too!!! :D :D I have a dear friend who knows how much money, time, effort and energy I put into a quilt. She has asked me several times if I would make her one. I tell her to pick a pattern and go fabric shopping. So far, she hasn't done it because she doesn't have the money. So I feel guilty....BUT, I just finished making a quilt for her new granddaughter to be...so, maybe, some day, I'll make her a scrap quilt....:D |
I think I would tell them I'm flattered that they like my work and then just make a generic statement like, "I'll put you on my loooooong list. I'm booked out for the next many years!"
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Originally Posted by bstanbro
I think I would tell them I'm flattered that they like my work and then just make a generic statement like, "I'll put you on my loooooong list. I'm booked out for the next many years!"
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Originally Posted by Maride
I hand them my business card, (which I got free from vistaprint.com) and aks them to see my web site. I tell them that if they find something they like they can buy it from me or if they don't they can always order something from me. That tells them that I don't give away quilts. I have given some away, but always to people who never asked for one.
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When anyone asks me about making them a quilt, I tell them that I will give them a pattern (no one's ever going to get me to make a Double Wedding Ring!) and they can go to the LQS and purchase their fabric. Then I tell them that depending on the size quilt they want, it will cost approximately $100 - $200 for the fabrics, about the same for the quilting, and about $150 - $250 for my time. Needless to say, no one has ever asked again.
One person (not a friend, thank goodness) actually said that I must really think my work was something special to ask for $150 for my time. I just looked at her and said "You must have thought so, because you asked me to make one for you." And frankly, I think making a quilt IS special, and our work is worth every penny. At this point in my life, quilting is my pleasure. If I started getting paid for it, it would become work. |
When one thinks about it, how many of the askers would even consider working for someone else for less than $0.50 per hour themselves?
I had a friend that said "Oh, I just thought you made them because you liked doing it." Love the responses. |
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