Teresa 54

I don't think you are charging enough. Think about it, cutting all the pieces and piecing them together, laying them out, sewing your rows; now you have to get on the floor and bast it with batting and backing, then quilt it. I would say the least you should be charging is $650.00 - for a friend.

catrancher

When a friend's husband asked me to make a quilt (and I didn't want to), I broke down the expenses for him and told him how much time it would take me. I told him the cost of the fabric, the quilting, the batting, the thread, and then told him to decide whether he wanted to spend that much. I didn't hear from him again. First, do you want to do it? If not, say so. If you want to do it, you need to ask a price that you think is fair regardless of what the other person thinks is fair. Then let them decide whether they want to pay your price.

JudeWill

I have been making photo quilts for all the grandkids for their high school graduations. My SIL asked me if I would make one for her dau. At first I wasn't going to, but then I decided I would if she wanted to pay me time & material. I told her everything that goes into it and told her I would want $12 an hr plus cost of fabric. That sounds like a lot of money, but it's a lot of work. It happens this year I don't have to do one for the gks, so I will have the time. They (her & her husband) decided they want me to do it, so I am. I don't think $12 an hr. is unreasonable. It is a lot of work and it takes away time you could be spending on your own projects. That alone makes it worth that much.

leamelon

Do not give yourtime and creativity away. I have charged as much as 6oo for a quilt. They furnish the fabric, machine pieced ha d quilted. -i do not quilt for friends. Think about it

Olivia's Grammy

Is that $36 each for a feed sack? I have about 800 feed sacks, maybe I need to start selling them.

Olivia's Grammy

I made that pattern out of feed sacks too.

TX GMimi

As a kid, I received hand-me down dresses from both a cousin and an aunt. I can remember Grandmother sending Granddad back to the store because he had gotten 2 of the 3 sacks that matched and she had wanted all 3 to match!! I now have the quilt tops she made from left over feed sacks! She even used feed sacks if they were pretty. Lots of memories...

myothsec

I had a similar quandary a few years ago, but went ahead and charged a higher than I felt comfortable price. Not only did the customer not blink, but I got a lot more business after I raised my prices. It seems I was "too cheap" and people were afraid that meant the quality of my work was cheap too. Remember, good quilts are art, and a very specialized skill - don't underestimate or underprice your value!

Qwiltylady

I never make a quilt for less than $500. If they want cheap I direct them to Walmart, Target, or Kmart.

connecticut quilter

My question is what size are these quilts? That would to me say how much you would be charging..The bigger the more you charge...