ghostrider

Even with the informal rate of 3 times materials, it would be $325. That assumes you pay for the materials, of course.

justwannaquilt

See I am the type that no matter how long it takes me as long as someone else is paying for it I do it for them at no charge. But like I said thats just me. I feel this way about a lot of things in life, cake decorating is one of them. As long as someone else is paying for the stuff that I need to hand them a finished product I will do it at no charge! But I will not put ANY money into the project.

I love a few of my friends kids so I keep the little buggers just for the sake of spending time with them....see where I am going. I say if YOU are ok with the 50 dollars that you charged her then its fine. If you feel like you cheated youself then maybe next time think about what your charging before you commit to a price! Good luck, can't wait to see the finished quilt!

DebraK

you bought the fabric?

bearisgray

My understanding:

1) The client has purchased all the fabric and batting for an 80x80 quilt

2) You are planning to charge her $150 to make it - she doesn't have much money

3) You want a down payment of $50 now for your labor

Is this correct?

She probably is already suffering from sticker shock!

I think at this stage of your career, $150 is a fair price. You will get some experience without any financial outlay of your own -

if my understanding of the situation is correct.

sueisallaboutquilts

So do I.

Alu_Rathbone

NO NO NO!

She is paying me 50 dollars to make it.

The cost of the material comes to 107.37.

bearisgray

So - you have allowed yourself $42.63 for making this quilt. ?

Sounds about like what I've done a few times.

If you've made the deal/commitment/arrangement, I think you should honor it.

But no reason to make a similar arrangement again. This may be one of those "learning experiences" that one only has to do once. :|

Still, do the best you can on it - she may have rich relatives and friends!

Alu_Rathbone

I will definitely do my best. Nothing is set in stone yet, I have to discuss it with her first.

sharon b

I think I would have her pay up front for all the supplies , then maybe pay you half of what your labor is when you are half way done .

athenagwis

Pricing has a lot of factors. If you are doing this to help her out and maybe make a little extra money, but you're not concerned with the "business" of it, you are doing it more for a friend, then I say if you are happy with $47 profit then that's fine. As someone stated I will often just charge for materials for someone I know and love. However, if you want quilt making to be a business, $47 for the time it will take, especially for the block you have chosen, is very very low. That is a pretty complicated block, I would imagine it will take you 20-30 hours to finish the whole quilt at least, that means you are making maybe $2 per hour. while you most likely won't make $30 per hour from her, what you have charged seems very low. Most people use a rule of thumb to double or triple the cost of materials. If you tripled it, that would be about $10 per hour, which is better. It sounds like this woman can't afford that much though, so you have to decide what you feel comfortable with. Just remember your time is worth more than a few bucks an hour if you are making quilts as a business.

Cheers!
Rachel