Reminds me of when I made nut rolls at Christmas and gifted them to those I wanted to thank or surprise. Pretty soon, their friends and anyone else who saw them wanted to order some and pay for them. It was a compliment to me that they liked them so much and I agreed to make them. Pretty soon it wasn't fun; it was a chore and I stopped making them for others.

I wouldn't charge by the block, but rather by the Quilt. And frankly, who ever wants to buy it, likely can't afford it. I estimated my most recent quilt had a hundred hours in it. At a measly $10 an hour, that would come to $1000 (not counting the $200 in fabric! If I needed the money, I'd come out further ahead making chicken sandwiches at Chick Fil A.

I can't tell you how many people I encounter, who sell their quilts for just twice what they paid for materials . . .theyre making less than half minimum wage. It's high time quilters start realizing, their craft is valuable.

Minimum $25 per square, not including materials then $0.02 per square inch for the quilting, unless a fancy quilting otters was wanted. Personally, I only make quilts that I give away. Once I am being paid it becomes a job and the fun and enjoyment is gone.

As my 8 year old grand daughter said, "You could have a good business making these and giving them to people."

PaperPrincess is right, but you would be charging less then the minimum wage in my state. Bugs me that people willingly pay $75+/hour for a plumber or electrician...and balk at paying $20/hour for an artist's work.

Bugs me even more when people will pay $50 for a 50-minute mani/pedi that lasts two weeks & expect to get an heirloom quality quilt for the same or less. Shoot, if I could charge $1/minute for my work...(totaling number in head)...