soooo frustrating
#32
Super Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Tippy-top of a ridge in WV
Posts: 6,355
I have a feeling that she hasn't a clue what the cost of fabric is these days and I think that Hopeto quilt's idea is your best solution, or take her to a fabric shop so she can visually see what the cost of fabric really is.
#33
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Orange Park,Fl
Posts: 925
Why is it that people always want something for nothing.No do not do this. I just made a small baby quilt for 15$. It cost me 32 to make. I will never do this again.Take her to the fabric store.Have her buy the fabric.Then sit your price to make this.She might understand by then that things(fabric and time)are not cheap.
#35
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Durham, NC
Posts: 851
Tisha,
First off, we have all got to stop seeing ourselves as crafters and start realizing that much of what we do is ART. I took the time to look at some of your postings of your work and you definitely are an artist and how you do it with your houseful of children (two year old twins, YIKES!) and husband away should stop anyone from asking you to do anything!!
Secondly, who has the nerve to ask even a tradesman (not to sell these folks short by any means) to do something and name their price?? Would you have an electrician replace a panel box and tell him or her how much you will pay? GET REAL? Try it and see how far you get!!
Finally, I don't care who this person is. My mother had an expression for this kind of behavior: "Consider the source." This may be a supposedly nice person but she has some nerve. Mama would have "killed her with kindness" but left her completely alone otherwise, if you know what I mean.
OK, that's my three cents. Make the kids some brownies and forget this ever came up.
First off, we have all got to stop seeing ourselves as crafters and start realizing that much of what we do is ART. I took the time to look at some of your postings of your work and you definitely are an artist and how you do it with your houseful of children (two year old twins, YIKES!) and husband away should stop anyone from asking you to do anything!!
Secondly, who has the nerve to ask even a tradesman (not to sell these folks short by any means) to do something and name their price?? Would you have an electrician replace a panel box and tell him or her how much you will pay? GET REAL? Try it and see how far you get!!
Finally, I don't care who this person is. My mother had an expression for this kind of behavior: "Consider the source." This may be a supposedly nice person but she has some nerve. Mama would have "killed her with kindness" but left her completely alone otherwise, if you know what I mean.
OK, that's my three cents. Make the kids some brownies and forget this ever came up.
#36
Super Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Bluebell
Posts: 4,291
This is what I was gonna suggest.
I took a friend to a LQS to have her pick out and buy fabric for a topper. She got 4 half yards a 1yd of 5 different prints and cost just over $20. I thought she would die but she paid for it and now realized how expensive fabric is.[/quote]
That should do it!
I took a friend to a LQS to have her pick out and buy fabric for a topper. She got 4 half yards a 1yd of 5 different prints and cost just over $20. I thought she would die but she paid for it and now realized how expensive fabric is.[/quote]
That should do it!
#38
Originally Posted by starshine
Maybe first clarify with her whether her offer of $12 was for the labor only, and was she intending to pay for the supplies. If not, let her know that you can give her the supply and fabric requirements and she can pay for all the supplies, and agree to do it for $12 for the labor(or free if you want to donate time). Also you could offer to accompany her to help select the fabric and supplies if she would like help with that. And you could also give her a list of some places she can take some quilting classes so that she can learn to do it herself.
#40
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Albany, Georgia
Posts: 1,715
Show her a couple of fabric store receipts!! I told a girl I'd make her 2 quilts if she just bought all the stuff, meet me at the fabric store.....she said HOLY MOLY, I didn't know this would be SO EXSPENSIVE, well I tried to tell you!!!! So she just bought cheap from somewhere.....quality ain't cheap, if you want cheap buy...Made in China!!!!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post