I just say no, I don't do that. Why? because I dont' want to but you are welcome to purchase any of the ones I have made. The prices always are too shocking to them hahahahahah...they have no idea of cost and labour etc.....

Your right, they have no idea of the money we have invested, in everything. She is a very good friend of mine and I love her dearly, so it is difficult! Anyone else I have no problem saying "no". Actually did on the others, I stated I only do this for my enjoyment and not income. I will just tell my friend, I have very little time to do my own, so I don't have time to do hers. She will understand I think, we both work fulltime. If I had a bit more uninterrupted time when quilting,I probably wouldn't feel hurried and good improve even more. Thanks everyone, I feel better about saying "No" even to my dear friend!

I always say, "I'd love to, my starting price is $450.00". That generally makes them change the conversation to something else. Works for me.

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I don't get it either, when people find out I can sew they immediately think I can do their mending and alterations, which I hate to do. My favorite dry cleaners fixes my stuff for me.

When I started a sewing class at the school I work at, all of a sudden the staff is asking us to mend/serge/put on buttons, make them stuff, etc. Geez, the kids were just learning to sew themselves. So I drill all my kids on how to "just say no"!

or perhaps suggest she make it herself, and learn to sew. Then you could make things together.

Ditto

Well I can't say no to my mother who is in her mid 80's and can not sew with the machine she has as she is having trouble with it and it needs to be serviced. She has asked me to make her a chair cover for her folding chair that is in the sunroom in her house. I took the pattern over to her house along with one that I made about 8 years ago to try it on the chair. It fit and we just need to adjust the hem once I get her's made so I'll go with that pattern. She gave me the fabrics to make it with so when we get back from Seattle I will make it for her. She is going to have surgery on her back in Seattle and we leave tomorrow and stay in a motel and then we'll go get her checked into the hospital on Tuesday. Then I will go visit my firends that I used to work with and then we go back to check in on Mom and then we'll come home. In a few days, my sister and her husband will drive over to Seattle to bring her home. It all depens on how things work out and if the surgery will be a success or not. I also have to make her a table runner so she gave me the fabric for that also. I guess I'll get my over night bag packed and start the sewing on her table runner since she has the pieces cut out. Take care, Huggies, Fay

I still get asked to reupholster peoples furniture. And I have been retired from for 11 yrs now.

When I get asked to to some quilt related things or make some clothes for someone. I politely tell them, sewing is my hobby now, if I wanted to make it a job I would go back to work.

Love, love your answer. That is how I feel. If I want to make something for a gift, fine, but I do not want any "commissions"