Alice Woodhull

If you put on a little black bonnet and wear a black dress you can get much more for a quilt. It seems the Amish quilts always go for big bucks in places like Shipshewana, IN where there are a lot of Amish. People think their work is better than we "English."

QuiltingGrannie

I have had people ask me if I sell my quilts.
Some - yes, some are MINE (to give or to keep).
Most of the time when I quote a price they run the other way.

I do make them to sell for those who understand.

When one gal asked me if it was for sale (I was working on it at my lunch break) I said yes. She asked how much and when I told her, she said,"WHY, don't we sell them for like $10.00 here (WM) A co-worker chimed in on my behalf and explained it to the gal of alll the work it takes.

The gal then looked at the quilt and said, "May I just touch it?"
I have to snicker at that. I should have charged her. ;) lol

moosegirl

I'm a quilt horder and unless I'm asked to sell my work for my price I will not under cut my creativity, time and effort. I learned my lesson years ago and sold one of my better works for a less than a worthy price and I regret it. The general public are not educated in the handcrafted arts it doesn't matter if its broom making, basket making, wood turning or iron forging- the flood of cheap reproductions from over seas has really hurt the american craftsperson and artist. Some areas do better than others depending on the income level of the location. It's a flip of the coin. Congrats to anyone who finds the right purchaser for the right price. Moosegirl

ckcowl

i have a friend who was approached once and asked..."what would you charge me for a queen size quilt" she turned to them and said..."well that would start at $1000 and go up from there-what did you have in mind?" the guy was CHOKING! and said...i had about $75 in mind...she said-try walmart and walked away... :-D

jolo

i SELL when the price is right. I give most away to people that have lost everything to fire and other disasters. It really gets my dander up when someone thinks a hundred dollars would be astronomical price to me to pay for my little hobby.

GABBYABBY

Ditto!!!

Kayaker26

Through Facebook DH got in touch with a former classmate who made some purses and I loved them...long story short, I made about 10 purses all different, and a friend stopped by and ended up buying 3 of them. I am not sure I broke even with fabric and patterns and such, but at least I don't have those 3 purses around here mocking me anymore!hehe At least I loved making them all.

grugirl

OMG.. People just DON'T get it or they are from old school and don't expect to pay much at all. Insane really!

LindaJR

I used to do needlework and when you put a piece in a show, you had to figure out the cost for insurance purposes. You multiply the hours spent making the item times minimum wage plus the cost of the materials. I do not know how you figure out the cost for quilts as I am new to this, but I would guess it should be about the same as needlework. Maybe you should keep a little chart to show people where you get your prices.

sewNso

that must have been one beeeaaauuutfulllll quilt. yes, i have a cousin that does patio decorative items. and she is always after me to make quilts and go the 'craft show' route. she bought a lap-- simple pattern sized velour quilt---that she had spent $200 on, just to show me how much money i could make if i sewed 60 hrs a week and spent half my weekends away from home at shows. she says, ' those that have it to spend, are spending it like crazy'. she can't understand that i have worked 60 hrs a week for years , and that i am retired now!!!