Quilting for money
08-27-2011, 05:15 AM
#31
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I sewed for the public for years to help the family pocketbook. I finally gave it up because I got tired of the tension it caused from cranky customers, deadlines, fighting for final payments and sewing on absolutely awful, ugly fabric with horrible patterns. Now I sew for me for fun. Oh, and I'm cheap too.
08-27-2011, 05:53 AM
#32
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The thing is, you have to want to run a business, to be self-employed, with all that goes along with it...the good and the not so much. :) If you don't have that desire, you won't ever be happy doing it.
I work in smaller pieces, not full sized bed quilts, so that can make a difference, but none of the self-employed artists that I know, quilters included, consider their work drudgery. They, in fact, light up when they talk about what they do. As I said before, there is nothing better than to get paid for doing what you love to do.
I work in smaller pieces, not full sized bed quilts, so that can make a difference, but none of the self-employed artists that I know, quilters included, consider their work drudgery. They, in fact, light up when they talk about what they do. As I said before, there is nothing better than to get paid for doing what you love to do.
08-27-2011, 05:55 AM
#33
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I just find it very stressful to get a quilt and worry about how it will turn out and will they be happy with it. I got so many that were peiced terrible and they (the owner) thinks you can quilt it out. We can't quilt it out but, we can quilt it in...
08-27-2011, 06:24 AM
#34
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Originally Posted by LisaGibbs
Because it becomes more like a job and I feel like a factory producing the same things over and over and then if there is a deadline, person who had a different vision for the product than what it turned out to be. I did this when we lived overseas to help with the fact our $$$ was less valuable than the yen and it became more of a headache than a relaxing hobby.
08-27-2011, 06:34 AM
#35
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Originally Posted by charity-crafter
I think if it's items you've already made and not special requests it's still fun.
But when you have to makes something on someone elses terms, colors and time schedule it's not fun and becomes a job.
But when you have to makes something on someone elses terms, colors and time schedule it's not fun and becomes a job.
08-27-2011, 06:51 AM
#36
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I did seamstress work for years and non-sewers have no idea how much time goes into hand-made items! Don't want to do that again! I quilt for my own relaxation and enjoyment and if I chose to give it away ... I give it away!
08-27-2011, 07:06 AM
#37
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DEADLINES -I was asked how much to make then how long will it take,this is that cal.king with the xtra 12 in. all around.-I had no idea what to charge and It takes as long as it takes.-Right-/We agreed on X amt per/hr When the ""are you done yet"" calls started 5 days later and many a day I said for every call she would be charged for the call -I made almost as much for the time she wasted as for the quilt.I will NEVER quilt for $$ like that again.The only reason I did not bag and drop it on her porch was because I love the lady that was going to recieve the quilt
08-27-2011, 07:20 AM
#39
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I have a friend who is hand quilting a quilt and it's like been happening forever and it's for $$$$$ and she is so ready to finish it... Yet she has another on the frame now while she is doing the binding, hopefully this one will be easier for her....
08-27-2011, 07:28 AM
#40
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If you don't learn to pace yourself, it becomes hard. I was doing too many ---- finally took 1 1/2 weeks off and went camping. I had an "attitude adjustment". I don't NEED to work for the money, I don't NEED to make longarm payments.....that's the difference. If I needed to quilt to pay the machine off, I'd be sweating it all the time. I thoroughly enjoy receiving quilts and seeing how others quilt, what their quilts look like and seeing the results of the completed quilt. :)
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