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slk350 08-11-2011 10:32 PM
I really like sewing on the binding. I machine sew it on the front with mitered corners and hand stitch the back. If I did it for someone I would charge $10 per hour like I do when doing "odd ball" alterations or sewing projects. So it would depend if I had to make binding.... sew it on.... and hand stitch it.

justflyingin 08-11-2011 10:47 PM
Originally Posted by GrannieAnnie
Originally Posted by AndiR
Originally Posted by GrannieAnnie
Originally Posted by AndiR
I think you may have figured incorrectly. A 50" x 50" quilt would have a perimeter of 200" which equals 16.7 running feet. At $.15 per running foot you would only make $2.49!! (16.7 x .15).

I charge by the linear inch. If I'm making binding, machine attach to front, hand stitch to back, I charge $.25 per inch. So in the above example I would charge $50. Maybe I'm slow, but it will take me at least a couple of hours, and I won't work for less than minimum wage.

A business needs to consider that the amount the business takes in (the $50) is NOT the amount the 'employee' (you) makes. You need to subtract out overhead like advertising, supplies, self-employment taxes, etc. General rule of thumb is 1/3 to taxes, 1/3 to overhead, 1/3 to yourself.

You can do a big quilt-----by hand--- in two hours? Guess I stop too many times for coffee, the potty, and changing TV channels.
Oh, no, not for a big one!! That was for the size she stated, about 50 x 50. A queen would take me at least 4 hours for the handstitching alone, another 30 - 60 to make, press, attach and trim the quilt - and that's without breaks. By the time you add those in, it's probably 2 or 3 days!! :-)
Thank heavens! I was thinking I was the slowest person on earth. Yep, a simple baby quilt will get done in one evening.
It takes me about half and hour per side on the hand stitching part of binding a twin size or larger quilt.

Ellen 1 08-11-2011 11:02 PM
Originally Posted by LeslieFrost
After seeing and hearing quilters complain about binding, I'm thinking of offering a binding service locally. But, how to figure out the charge?

Per running foot of bound quilt seems like a good place to start. What would you think of 15 cents per running foot? That would be $30 for a 50" by 50" baby quilt. Hmm, seems like too much. Maybe a dime per running foot, which would be $20 for that dimension baby quilt.

Is there any other quilt binding service that anyone knows of?

Thanks for helping me think!

I've paid $.15 -$.17 in the past.
Total inches of the quilt binding X .15 = cost
These are reasonable charges here in Denver.

Not being happy with the results of my "paid" bindings, I'm back to doing them myself (I had wanted to pay to have them done because I have "bad hands" and could enjoy a finished quilt without the aching/cramping/numb hands of doing the hand work on the binding). Sigh.....still would love to find a good "hand stitch binding person".

quiltwiz 08-12-2011 02:37 AM
Originally Posted by LeslieFrost
Originally Posted by quiltwiz
Originally Posted by LeslieFrost
After seeing and hearing quilters complain about binding, I'm thinking of offering a binding service locally. But, how to figure out the charge?

Per running foot of bound quilt seems like a good place to start. What would you think of 15 cents per running foot? That would be $30 for a 50" by 50" baby quilt. Hmm, seems like too much. Maybe a dime per running foot, which would be $20 for that dimension baby quilt.

Is there any other quilt binding service that anyone knows of?

Thanks for helping me think!
I used to charge 10 cents per inch, but went up to 15 cents per inch and no one complained. I put it on by machine and hand stitch it down on the back...double fold French binding...mitered corners.
That's exactly what I was thinking.

Quiltwiz, do you cut and seam the binding yourself?

Thanks!
I prefer to cut and seam the bindings myself, but I charge the same either way. I also hand stitch closer together than most bindings I have seen. I am not as fast as those of you here, but I do get the work out in a timely fashion.

brushandthimble 08-12-2011 03:04 AM
I don't you or I are weird, I also LOVE to hand stitch the back down.
I charge $10.oo to make and machine attach, and $20.00 to hand sew down as part of my LA price. I have 1 lady I do it all, another I only attach.

Originally Posted by Lacelady
Originally Posted by gaevren
It would really depend on whether or not you were doing hand-stitching or only machine-binding, I'd think.
I must be weird, 'cos I LOVE the hand stitching part.

be a quilter 08-12-2011 03:12 AM
Originally Posted by LeslieFrost
After seeing and hearing quilters complain about binding, I'm thinking of offering a binding service locally. But, how to figure out the charge?

Per running foot of bound quilt seems like a good place to start. What would you think of 15 cents per running foot? That would be $30 for a 50" by 50" baby quilt. Hmm, seems like too much. Maybe a dime per running foot, which would be $20 for that dimension baby quilt.
I love to do the binding and figure .35 per inch is fair. They need to supply washed or unwashed material (their choice), for the binding.

Theresa 08-12-2011 05:15 AM
Originally Posted by Ellen 1
Originally Posted by LeslieFrost
After seeing and hearing quilters complain about binding, I'm thinking of offering a binding service locally. But, how to figure out the charge?

Per running foot of bound quilt seems like a good place to start. What would you think of 15 cents per running foot? That would be $30 for a 50" by 50" baby quilt. Hmm, seems like too much. Maybe a dime per running foot, which would be $20 for that dimension baby quilt.

Is there any other quilt binding service that anyone knows of?

Thanks for helping me think!

I've paid $.15 -$.17 in the past.
Total inches of the quilt binding X .15 = cost
These are reasonable charges here in Denver.

Not being happy with the results of my "paid" bindings, I'm back to doing them myself (I had wanted to pay to have them done because I have "bad hands" and could enjoy a finished quilt without the aching/cramping/numb hands of doing the hand work on the binding). Sigh.....still would love to find a good "hand stitch binding person".
What would you say is good handstitching vs not so good?

MelodyWB 08-12-2011 05:19 AM
Originally Posted by LeslieFrost
After seeing and hearing quilters complain about binding, I'm thinking of offering a binding service locally. But, how to figure out the charge?

Per running foot of bound quilt seems like a good place to start. What would you think of 15 cents per running foot? That would be $30 for a 50" by 50" baby quilt. Hmm, seems like too much. Maybe a dime per running foot, which would be $20 for that dimension baby quilt.

Is there any other quilt binding service that anyone knows of?

Thanks for helping me think!
I love the binding part !! You are right a lot of people don't sounds like a good idea to me..I'm bad about charging..lol..my DH says..if you could run a business as good as you quilt..we'd be rich !!

Ellen 1 08-12-2011 05:28 AM
Originally Posted by Theresa
Originally Posted by Ellen 1
Originally Posted by LeslieFrost
After seeing and hearing quilters complain about binding, I'm thinking of offering a binding service locally. But, how to figure out the charge?

Per running foot of bound quilt seems like a good place to start. What would you think of 15 cents per running foot? That would be $30 for a 50" by 50" baby quilt. Hmm, seems like too much. Maybe a dime per running foot, which would be $20 for that dimension baby quilt.

Is there any other quilt binding service that anyone knows of?

Thanks for helping me think!

I've paid $.15 -$.17 in the past.
Total inches of the quilt binding X .15 = cost
These are reasonable charges here in Denver.

Not being happy with the results of my "paid" bindings, I'm back to doing them myself (I had wanted to pay to have them done because I have "bad hands" and could enjoy a finished quilt without the aching/cramping/numb hands of doing the hand work on the binding). Sigh.....still would love to find a good "hand stitch binding person".
What would you say is good handstitching vs not so good?
The binding is very important when the quilt is being judged. A good binding does not twist, is consistant in width, the batting "fills" the binding and you can't see the stitches.

Ethel Hoffman 08-12-2011 08:47 AM
I also have my LA do the machine binding than I handstitch the finish Like it this way as my machine is not really heavy duty enought for the quilt binding. I love the hemming part so works real well.


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