What a fantastic idea! I don't make quilts to sell but keep it in back of my mind. My cousin has asked for a quilt and I've added her to the list. She asked how much I would charge her and I told her only for the materials needed to make the quilt. I am a volunteer for the Alzheimer's Association and have a Memory Walk team every year. I could ask her to make a donation for my team if she would like to. She does believe in giving back to her community so I believe she would be happy to do this. Thanks for a brilliant idea that helps our communities too :thumbup:

my sister in-law asks me everytime I show her a new quilt "why dont you sell them". I tell her everytime "I dont think people will pay the money that I feel their worth". I make quilts as gifts for family and for my home to leave a little part of me when I'm gone.

[quote=mimom]my sister in-law asks me everytime I show her a new quilt "why dont you sell them". I tell her everytime "I dont think people will pay the money that I feel their worth".
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Show her a qullt and quote her a price and ask HER to sell it for you. She'll get a nasty shock when people tell her they can get one for almost nothing at Walmart.

Yep, the folks that ask you to sell usually have no clue what a reasonable price would be.

just think, with the new prices of fabric, soon a queen size quilt will cost $800-$1,000.00 with minimal quilting on it!
Pattern makers like Judy Neimeyer will have to make more table runner patterns. I just priced the fabric to make the Celtic star(the 90" version), and even on sale just the fabric for the top came to $300, then there is backing, binding, thread, batting, the countless hours to make it and paying for quilting!

For a grand, I think I will have to pass on it!

Oh, yes. And nobody seems to get the expense in making them or the time it takes. I think that folks who don't know the craft have no appreciation for the effort and consequently don't have a clue about what it costs.

"Ditto" to all of the above. I have people asking me all the time and I just tell them that I do quilting as a hobby and they could not afford to pay me the cost, time and materials that I have in them. I am also choosy as to who I gift them too. When I quote 150 to 300 bucks they also tell me they can get them cheaper at a store. I send them on their way...........lol

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How do you find folks that are willing to pay for materials + your time? LQS told me a few of my quilts were worth $700-1000 I don't think alot folks have that kind of $ for quilts.

I sent a e-mail of my scrap quilt to my Mother. When she saw me she said " do you have to cut all those pieces out. I said Yes. Then she said " doesn't that take a long time? She does not sew.

WOW who the heck did you sell your quilt to i want her name ....here in n.y. that amounts to $9000 plus the price of propane...which i have no idea how much that is !!!