What should I charge to make a quilt?
07-07-2015, 08:30 PM
#42
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I think sewing for a family member is different than sewing for a friend. I doubt that I could charge the prices that people are suggesting also. After your mother-in-law pays for all the fabric, then charge her a nominal fee for your labor. Since it is a gift for her boyfriend, she probably thinks she should pay you.
07-08-2015, 06:46 AM
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I would charge 2 cents a sq inch. I think the going rate I've noticed is 2.5 cents per sq in. The 6 cents would probably cover the cost of the quilt completed from start to end. Team fabric is about 7.00 yard at Walmart, and it's excellent quality. I've seen it online from 7 to 15 a yard.
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I have never made a quilt on commission, what would you suggest?
My mother in law wants me to make the above quilt in a twin size, to give as a Christmas gift to her boyfriend. Since it is for family, I don't really want to charge her... but she is insisting. (isn't it weird to use a term like BF for someone that is nearly 70?)
I have never made a quilt on commission, what would you suggest?
My mother in law wants me to make the above quilt in a twin size, to give as a Christmas gift to her boyfriend. Since it is for family, I don't really want to charge her... but she is insisting. (isn't it weird to use a term like BF for someone that is nearly 70?)
07-08-2015, 08:14 AM
#45
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If you're not able to come to terms with normal charges for a quilt you might be better off just quoting her the prices and if she thinks it too expensive she can buy a cheaper one from India or China. By the sound of it, she wants to pay and perhaps you need to overcome your embarrassment at asking for the money. Surely she has asked you to do it because she admires your work. Time and skill are worth paying for. After all, I have seen beautiful Amish quilts on line for over a thousand dollars. The average price just for the materials in my country would be about $350. Custom quilting is sbout $500 on top of that. Edge to edge machine quilting would be about $100 - $150. You just need the confidence to know your work is good enough to ask the correct price.
07-08-2015, 08:46 AM
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I sat down a few years ago and took about two hours to figure in everything that I could think of if it were a business and I had to account for all that went into it. I came up with 25 cents a square inch. That may not sound like much, but a lap quilt of just 45 x 60 would come to $675.00.
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