Annaquilts

Stunning piecing and stunning quilt work. I would pay her if I were you because she did a great job, it is custom and both of you are definitely artists.

jitkaau

I suggest you send her the deducted price and mention to her that you could not possibly use her again unless she accepted the money.

tomb

The quilting is very nice. I would charge $0.05 /sq in for the first and $0.03 / sq in for the second. This comes to $209+66=$275. I have never missed a due date by anything like that, so I'm not sure how I would discount that, but for the quilting alone that would by how I priced it.
Tom Baighman
Oak Leaf Quilting
Grove City OH
www.oakleaf-quilting.com

Kmeyer

Hi JennR8R, my husband and I are long armmers and we charge $0.03 for custom quilting which we charge by the square inch. If you take 55 and multiply it by 75, it equals $125.40 and then 47 multiply by 47, it equals $66.27 and when you add them together you get $191.67 so your $200 would be very close to what she would charge you. Now taking into consideration she kept them a year, I would say she should charge you half of the normal charge so if you sent her $100, it would be more than fair. The longest my husband and I have ever kept a quilt was a month. it was a very detailed custom with lots of cross hatch throughout. Your work is very is very nice and you should be proud of your creation.
K & D Creations

vivsqt

As a Longarm quilter, I general charge 2.5 cents per square inch for custom work. Her work is beautiful, but I noticed that she did not do any "stitch in the ditch" work. So I would probably have charged 2.25 cents a square inch. A gift would probably be greatly appreciated, but a check would be received with humility and she would know that you appreciated her jesture and would come back to her for more quilting. I have been LAquiliting for 12 years and have given a couple of quilting jobs away myself. Your quilts are beautiful!

Michellesews

I am a professional longarm quilter and I am amazed at her generous offer, although after keeping them for nearly a year, I am sure she is embarrassed. I try to get mine back in no more than a week, two at the most...althgough there is another longarmer in town who makes people wait 8 or 9 months and charges them twice as much as everyone else who longarms...so who knows! I would pay her half of what she was asking, if it were me. Just my .02 worth. Michelle

Handcraftsbyjen

I'd respect her not wanting payment, but would make her a gift basket with things for her to use/enjoy after a long day of quilting. For examples, lotion (our hands all get dry playing with fabric), chocolates, some comfy spa socks to relax in, a book to read (like Marie Bostwick's quilting books, or a book with some quilting designs to inspire her) and other fun stuff.

clsurz

Since she did such a wonderful job I'd still send her the money even though she said no charge. It will be a testimony to her how great a job she does. Most LA quilters charge 2 cents per square inch. You could go that route and see which is the better price for you. Personally I totally respect great art done for folks and I feel they should be compensated a fair price no matter what the circumstances. At minimum I would send her at least $100 but knowing me and how I appreciate what I can't do myself and have someone that does do it I'd probably send her the $200.

Friday1961

This is the most helpful and reasonable reply I've read yet...including my own. ;-). And seems to be what you first asked for: a way of arriving at an amount to pay.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

JENNR8R

I appreciate everyone's input. My first impulse was to send her a check for $300... but I didn't know what the quilting was actually worth. I didn't want to send her more than she would have billed me.

I mailed her a check for $300 this morning with a note that said "The quilting did turn out wonderful. Thank you for doing this for me." I didn't mention her offer of "No Charge." Have I paid her more than she would have billed? Maybe... but I won't go broke either way. I'll let you know if she deposits my check.