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I have a problem that I feel I can find the answer here. I need your input on how to price a quilt that has been stolen. I will give you the information and post a picture for you to see the quality of workmanship I appreciate your input in advance.
Queen/king size
all cotton top quality quilt shop fabric
Quilter's dream cotton 100 % batting
backing compliments the fabric used in the quilt(not muslin type)
Hand quilted mettler's hand quilting thread and mettler's silk finish thread.[ATTACH=CONFIG]403592[/ATTACH]

I wish I could help, but I have no idea how to answer your question. It's a beautiful quilt, no doubt irreplaceable!

Stunning quilt and the quilting looks wonderful. I would tend to agree with Tartan - especially regarding fabric cost. And not that it matters as to value per se, but did you do the quilting or someone else? If someone else did the quilting, can you document that cost - or the cost of the materials for that matter? Whoever did the quilting's time is worth money as well. I'm guessing your looking to file either an insurance claim or police report and documentation will be part of that process, I'm afraid. Sorry you're having to deal with this.

Unfortunately it is very hard to put a price tag on a quilt. For those of us who have tried to sell them or get tax credit for donating one it has been almost an impossible task. I won a king size raffle quilt from another guild's raffle. While it is lovely it doesn't match any of the color schemes in my home and is really to big for our bed and bedroom. I attempted to find a way to get it appraised so that I could donate it to our local Senior Center for them to raffle off and take a tax deduction. The friend who had sold me the ticket said the guild had spent $400 on the fabrics and the quilting was donated by a member who was a long armer. In the right market and under the right circumstances it would probably sell for at least $1000. Only those of us who are quilters truly recognize the worth of a quilt.
Good luck with getting anything out of your insurance company.

I hand quilt all my quilts. The last quilt I put together for a customer and found a lady to do the quilt the cost with all materials and what she charge came to $2300. that has been about 4 yrs now.( shop only charge for the fabric/pattern / supplies) thank you Traditional

I recently had someone interested in buying one from me. I did a lot of figuring and it came out to 19 cents a square inch. That might not sound like a lot, but it means that a lap quilt of 75 x 57 inches would be $812.

At least $1000.00 up to $2000.00, people do not realize what all goes into hand quilting. You did such a beautiful job on this quilt.

In Ohio Amish country there are completed, hand quilted quilts for sale. If you can, check some of those out and you will get an idea of what you can charge. Berlin OH Helping Hands and Grandma Fannie's has lots of them.

If possible, I'd figure the cost of materials, etc. Estimate hours spent creating the quilt. **Including time & travel purchasing fabric. In this part of the world people get $10 per hour (minimum) for cleaning houses. So, I'd think for the skill level to create quilts the cost per hour would be $25 at the very least.

What kind of miserable person would steal your quilt?!

So sorry!
But I would shop around for a similar replacement, and don't sell yourself short. Here is one on etsy for 1500$
http://www.etsy.com/listing/11981861...t+star+pattern

Stopped at a quilt shop on my way home from Fla. and they had a hand quilted queen size for $2500. The cheaper ones they had were made in China and were in the 300-500 range. Good luck with getting this through and don't underestimate yourself!!

I would charge between $2,500 to $3,000. Hand quilting and the design make it worth so much more!

I totally agree with this!!!

beautiful Quilt

Check with your insurance company. Our son had a quilt stolen from college and they were helpful. We got $ but not the love Grandma put in it. Sad.

This is a good reason to have your quilts appraised by a professional appraiser. Most insurance companies will honor the appraisal price. I have all my quilts appraised. If I am giving the quilt away I attach the appraisal to the quilt for the recipients files. Wish you luck in getting some settlement for the stolen quilt.

I had a hand appliquéd and hand quilted Hawaiian quilt appraised and it was set at $1500 so I think that is a fair price.

I agree that anywhere from $1000 to $3500 is reasonable, to cover ALL the expenses putting this project together - materials and time, but how do you put a dollar amount on the emotional loss??

So sorry this has happened to you.

What a tragedy, all that work and an absolutely stunning quilt. Hopefully your Homeowner's insurance can be helpful, and although it's hard to put a price on your treasure, I would think that between $1,000 and $2,000 would be a reasonable amount, especially since it was hand quilted.

Beautiful quilt and so sorry that it was stolen. Maybe the question should you ask is what would we pay for it - maybe they would accept quotes to buy since you can't document your cost. If I could afford it I would pay you $800, easily. Sorry again that there are so many people trying to get something at others expense.

A gazillion million dollars...
So sorry for your loss:(
i made a twin size, using mediocre fabric, guitterman thread, W&N batting, LA=$110, That quilt came to $300.

I really don't know, but I would say at least a $1000. First I would try and put together the cost of everything and at least triple that and see where I am at. There seems to be a lot of quilting, I know one isn't able to get paid for your time as much as one should. Have to chalk part of that up as therapy. I agree check with the Amish, I think they charge by the amount of thread, I don't know how much.

IMHO, I think only a certified appraiser can give you the approximate value and since it has been stolen, I would not know how he/she could evaluate it in order to make an insurance claim. Good luck.

We have purchased at least 8 quilts back in the 1990's when we lived in Millersburg, Ohio and we went to the auctions to support the Amish school. Back then we, paid for quilts like this up to $2,000 and the least we ever paid was $950.00. They were all handquilted and made by the local community. This was supporting charity and I was not quilting at all (no time) but the quality of the quilts was spectacular and I still have every one of them and still use them. People came from New York to buy the quilts and they almost all sold between $1,000 - $3,000.00 back then so your quilt is spectacular and would probably be well worth over $3,000.00. So sorry it was stolen...just don't understand people today.

I once had a insurance claim that should have included materials and time and workmanship. The insurance company would only pay for the value of the materials not my time spent. Hopefully yours will pay more than just materials. Good luck.

Ladies,Thank you so much for your kind replies, you have been a great help.
I feel that you gave excellent price suggestions.
It's a blessing to be able to get help so instantly when needed.
Blessings to all who took time to reply.
Traditional

You would have to supply replacement value and I would figure the fabric requirements @$12 per yard. Add batting and you've gotten some good feedback on quilting charges. How sad that this beauty went to someone with sticky fingers.

I'm sorry I can't help you but who is low enough to steal that gorgeous quilt what a shame. Good luck pricing I would think it would be worth a lot just the materials alone and all the work you put into it. So sorry for your loss. Sue

Unfortunately, you must have had the quilt appraised prior to it's being stolen to claim anything other than cost of materials against your insurance. That's the reply I was given when some things were stolen from my home.