Quiltingboard Forums - What to Charge for Redoing a Full-size Quilt

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Originally Posted by NaomiTX

I am redoing a full-size quilt for a friend. It was an old quilt top that she found which had been in her family for quite some time. Here is what I did:

1. I took the entire top apart since there were some really old blocks. There were over 480 blocks.

2. Trimmed the blocks to make them all the same size.

3. Attached these blocks to muslin - to make them sturdy.

4. Completed a new quilt for her. (Sewed, machine quilted, binding - used muslin backing and polyester batting).

Now my dilemma, how much should I charge her? Anybody out there got any ideas? I sure would appreciate any response.

Thanks y'all.

I would take your list above and come up with a time estimate for each step. Since you know how many blocks, you might be able to estimate how long it took you to perform that step on one block, then multiply it by the number of blocks. For Steps 3 & 4, you also need to determine the amount you paid for materials (don't forget thread).
Type up your list above, adding the # of hours and cost for materials to each step. At the bottom, total the housr for each step & multiply by the minimum wage, and give it to your customer. there's no way that they are going to pay that, but they should be aware of the time involved and the cost. You are going to have to come up with a price for your time plus materials. they need to know that you did all this work for pennies an hour. It's not a good idea to do any work for anyone without a written estimate, even if it's just a ballpark figure on a napkin!