How to price a hand quilted quilt?
I just started quilting and I love it. I want to start selling some that I've made, but I'm not sure how to price them. I want to cover my price of fabric and I feel my time is worth something. Any suggestions would help!!!
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i can't help you, but wanted to welcome you to the board. :)
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Welcome to the board. This has been discussed many times. Pricing is a difficult, and it will vary by geographic location. A rule of thumb is 3 times the RETAIL, NON SALE price of your materials. unfortunately, you may not even make minimum wage for your time. People want to pay the same price for a hand made quilt as they would one from a discount store.
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Hand quilted vs machine quilted....
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You make more from hand quilted don't you? I am also new to quilting! Welcome to the board! :)
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Welcome to the board from Arizona. I am not sure of this pricing. I thing I would try to get triple the cost of All the fabric and batting, thread, and anything else you have in the quilt.
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My answer - PRICELESS! But I agree with PaperPrincess. You'll be lucky to get your labor covered when all is said and done. There are certainly those few folks who will appreciate and pay for hand-crafted work, but they are few and far between. As long as you're not planning to make a living at this, go for it. But don't bet the rent.
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The problem is you can buy "hand quilted" quilts in lots and lots of stores for less than a hundred bucks. And yes, they are actually hand quilted.
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
(Post 5831506)
The problem is you can buy "hand quilted" quilts in lots and lots of stores for less than a hundred bucks. And yes, they are actually hand quilted.
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Thank you for all you opinions, and the friendly welcome. I'm leaning alot with the help of boards like this!
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Originally Posted by zayace
(Post 5830098)
I just started quilting and I love it. I want to start selling some that I've made, but I'm not sure how to price them. I want to cover my price of fabric and I feel my time is worth something. Any suggestions would help!!!
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