One of my sons ( age 49) has been making a quilt out of pieces that I had already cut. (They are 2.5 x 5 and 3 x 5 rectangles that are/were salvage pieces from fussy cutting I Spy squares)

He has no cash invested in it, but he sure has a lot of time invested in it already. He's definitely learning to appreciate some of the effort involved! He's even developed a close personal relationship with a seam ripper. And fallen in love with a Singer 404.

I would have looked him straight in the eye and said, "Come on over here and let me beat you, child." and IF he is taller than you, "Stand here and wait while I get my step stool first." LOL I like the idea or having him mow the lawn and then give him $0.25. Kids just don't get it!

You're right most people do not consider the amount of time, let alone the cost of fabric to make a quilt. I've never really aded up the cost for making even a baby quilt, but it might be interesting to find out. Part of the problem is the number of quilts that come into the US from a foreign country where people are paid very little money (although to them it is a lot), and that can't compare with what a quilt like anyone on this QB who quilts and sells what they make. It's also what the market will bear. I've seen quilts at Keepsake Quilting, for instance, that were very moderately priced, but what I considered a fair price, then there were the quilts that wanted what I considered to be an exhorbitant amount; some of which were fairly ordinary, and yet other quilts were quite complicated and I thought they had underpriced themselves. It's so hard to know what to charge for a quilt. Do you have any parameters to work from on what to charge? I'd be curious to know.

Sounds like a plan to me. You go girl!!!

I need a new roof on my house. I'll pay him 50.00 to do it!
peace

Silly boy! You need to teach him to quilt so he has an idea of what he's talking about!!!!

Maybe your son could try his hand at quilting :?: If you would sell your quilts for 50.00, yu might make 3 or 4 cents an hour. I don't think that is minimum wage.

I think you should take him on a shopping trip for a quilt and let him see what things cost. I was looking in a store one day and saw a King size double wedding ring and it wasn't very expensive $50 or under and so I started to look at it and the material was like a gauze fabric it felt awful I don't know how it would have been but I doubt to good. I liked the colors and since I've always wanted to make one I said oh let me do that. Well DH said go to the LQS and get some good fabric for yourself. Well about $200. later I had the beautiful fabric on the way home. good I had been saving for it. I plan to start it after the holidays when I'm not so rushed I can't wait. I've been waiting a long time to start it. I think your DS needs to have a lesson from good old mom. Have fun and good luck helping him see reality of just sitting in your chair. It'll be fun to see the look on his face. Sue

People don't know what it takes to make a quilt. So they are surprised when you quote them a fair price. They always come back with I will think about it and never get back.
Glenn

I'm so glad you educated him somewhat--so many have no idea what goes into a quilt. Hence, some go into dog beds, etc.