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Mamacat 01-31-2011 01:54 PM

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I saved my two sons t-shirts (now ages 21 and 26) from various sports and made quilts. How much should I charge someone to make a quilt for their child? Give me your thoughts...twin, full, Queen/king....one price if I provide supplies and one price if they provide supplies.

ann clare 01-31-2011 02:01 PM

Beautiful quilt. No help on pricing.

frugalfabrics 01-31-2011 04:45 PM

I'd say goole t-shirt quilts and you'll get a good batch of people out that that do this for a business...they usually list their prices on their site.

Lot of things to take into consideration.

I'd say no less than $350 for a full size one.

Mamacat 01-31-2011 04:50 PM

thank you so much...I had thought that amount would be good but was afraid I would scare them!

frugalfabrics 01-31-2011 04:55 PM


Originally Posted by Mamacat
thank you so much...I had thought that amount would be good but was afraid I would scare them!

Most people that appreciate quilts won't be scared.

Homespun 01-31-2011 06:16 PM

Great job with the t shirts...

fleurdelisquilts.com 01-31-2011 06:19 PM

Go to etsy.com and search for custom tee shirt quilts. There are lots of folks who offer the service. You could get an idea of what they charge.

Mamacat 02-01-2011 10:09 AM

thanks for the info.....

pbjbaby 07-24-2011 03:09 PM

I am currently saving my boys "special" shirts for a quilt or two someday. Yours is beautiful. Hope they liked it!

khurtdvm 07-24-2011 08:04 PM

A lot! ;) And keep in mind that if they provide supplies, you need to be able to veto if they don't provide appropriate supplies. So give them a list and description, or go shopping with them. I'm making a T-shirt quilt for a friend, and we laid out her shirts ahead of time to calculate how much interfacing and how much sashing/border fabric we'd need (as well as to take pictures to keep track of where we'd decided to put each shirt). Then we went to the store together so I could help her with picking out the sashing/border fabric and show her possibilities for backing fabric (waiting to get that until we have the quilt top done - also gives her time to save $). Since we went to JAF, I was also able to give her a sale coupon to use.

And don't forget thread!


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