Here is what I would do. Make the Ten Minute Table runner using cheap fabric. Deliver it to her and have another table runner beautifully pieced, or appliqued, with quality fabrics in the same bag. Pull out the nicer one and say I have this to deliver after yours and then pull out her $12 one. You don't have to say anything but she'll be hit over the head with you get what you pay for.
http://www.sweethomequiltco.com/user...e%20runner.pdf

There are a lot of pic of this runner on the board.

Ask her to buy the material. And that you would make it for $12.00.

I totally agree!!!!!

Sounds like she wants something for nothing to me. Quote her a price & stick to it. If that's too much for her, that's not your problem. She can go find a store bought one somewhere, & will always wish she had invested in one of yours, the one she really wanted.....

Definitely DO NOT GIVE IN.

You be straight up with her and tell her what the cost for materials, batting, thread and anything else would cost and how much you cost for labor and add the two and give her a total.

If she still tries to fume or make you feel bad just mentally say N-E-X-T while smiling at her and stating you cannot possibly do it for what she wants it and move on.

We discuss this issue here from time to time and concenus is you charge what you think you are worth per hour plus cost of materials, if you design it, delivering it, etc.

Go to the Jinny Beyer web site and show her the table runner kits (~$49 each) and then add 50% for your work etc. Tell her that will be the cost. Or she could just buy the kit from the web site and make it herself.

show her the instruction sheet calling out the yardage and colors needed, take her to the fabric shop, tell her "this is what I need: thread, new needle for the machine, and X amt of yards, and X amts of colors - you go pick out what you want, match the thread, pay for it, and I'll sew it up in a few weeks." ;-) sharet

I don't think she should have felt offended. Your the one who should be offended. Perhaps this lady does not know the cost of fabric. When she see's the cost of fabric she will most likely be embarrassed.
You could ask her if she would still want the quilt, but, she would need to supply fabrics, thread....
Just because she happens to be a ministers wife, does not make her special. Sorry to any ministers wives who post here

no do not give in. let her purchase the fabric and set a price for how long it takes, like at least $10.00 per hour and then she can decide if she wants it!

People who don't quilt don't really know how much it all costs. You were certainly right to tell her no. You can tell her what all your costs would be but if it is only worth $12 to her then she needs to do something else.