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The last quilt I had appraised was for $1200 and I know many quilters who would never assign such a price to their quilt. When lost, stolen or destroyed, their insurance would never come close to that amount without an appraisal. Newlyweds do not always have the extra money for an appraisal and MAY appreciate this being part of the gift. When I sell quilts the appraisal is a huge help in determining a price and value to the buyer. At least that is how I look at it!

noveltyjunkie

But if the house DOES burn down, would you accept the appraisal value to make a replacement ?

turner0106

Okay so I'm new to quilting and as I'm reading this I'm think other than the fabric my quilts really cant be worth much. But maybe one day they might actually be worth something. So where would you go and get a estimate on a quilt?

Diane

Ruby the Quilter

I'm finishing a quilt for a friend of my daughter. I asked for the colors and she hopes this quilt will be handed down to her children. I was touched by her words. She definitely will cherish this quilt.

Sandygirl

"poverty stricken" newyweds??? The ones I come in contact with have purchased their newly constructed house prior to their "special day", she has a rock on her finger and the wedding is over the top. And yes, some of these "poor" newlyweds are shortly out of college and not employed but they have to have it all!

Frankly, unless the hppy couple is actively part of the quilt construction ( input on design, colors etc) I am not taking a chance on giving them a quilt. It implies that they are obligated to use it even if they don't like it. My 2 cents

While I can understand the desire to show the happy couple hw much the quilt appraised fr, I'm not sure of what the impact will be. Like that rock on Her finger, appraised Values are always inflated for insurance purposes. Now that s a reason to include it. Insure it!

As another poster pointed out.....market price is what someone is willing to pay. I learned this in my marketing class oh so many years ago. So true!
Sandy



Sandy

Farm Quilter

Diane,

With fabric costing $10-$15 per yard and batting $15-$30 a yard, that is not cheap. Add in the cost of machine quilting (assuming you don't have your own longarm - a significant investment) at $100+++, the value of a quilt just for the monetary investment of the quilter isn't small change. Unfortunately, many people see the $40 quilts at Wal-Mart and think that is the value of a custom-made, hand-crafted quilt and treat them as such. To find out the value of a quilt, it needs to be appraised by a certified quilt appraiser.

turner0106

Thanks for the response Farm Quilter but where do you find someone to appraise a quilt?

Thanks
Diane