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JoyVoltenburg 12-02-2010 08:19 PM

Those prices are extremely low. that's about half of what I charge. The Mennonites in our nearby town are in line with what I charge. I don't see how they can charge so little.

Dave-Jane 12-02-2010 08:20 PM

Are there other charges? Thread, turning, loading on the machine?---Dave B.

dgsmom 12-02-2010 08:31 PM

those are about what i pay and she includes poly batting

nana katie 12-02-2010 08:31 PM

Great prices.

QuiltQtrs 12-02-2010 08:52 PM

Please post a photo of your finished quilt. Would love to see the type
quilting you get for prices mentioned. They are more than reasonable
even if doing simple Meander or Pantos edge to edge.

Jim 12-02-2010 08:56 PM

Glad to hear their prices....it means ours are extremely low...which Ive been telling my wife.. we are still charging the prices that we started with 12 yrs ago when we started doing machine quilting

BobbysGirl 12-02-2010 09:06 PM

Wish I lived nearby. If that is for "custom" quilting it is very low compared to around me.

irishrose 12-02-2010 09:11 PM

Do they do mail order? Those prices are a lot less than anyone here charges in Northern Lower Michigan. I haven't checked the Amish. I'll have my daughter check. I was in an Amish home recently. A beautiful new house with a huge sunny sewing room with three new, very modern machines. I didn't want to appear to be nosy, so I didn't look too closely, but I think they may have been converted to treadle.

Feather3 12-02-2010 09:17 PM

Here in PA the Amish use machines, but they power them by gasoline fueled generators.

As for the quilt prices....those are about half of what the local quilt shop charges here.

Sadiemae 12-02-2010 09:47 PM


Originally Posted by stewyscrewy
i just dont see how they can do it

I don't know about all areas. In my area I know that their cost of living is way lower than ours. They live in a small community, build their own houses, make their own clothes, raise their own food, educate their own children, etc... This would make a difference in what they could charge.


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