What would you pay to have someone else bind a quilt?
08-12-2011, 11:59 AM
#142
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Originally Posted by Lacelady
Originally Posted by gaevren
It would really depend on whether or not you were doing hand-stitching or only machine-binding, I'd think.
08-12-2011, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Old hen
Sewing binding on with a machine IS cheaper, and quicker, but don't enter it into any kind of competition. They frown on anything but hand stitching!
08-12-2011, 03:05 PM
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I just paid my LAQ $20 to do the hand sewing on a twin size quilt. I am apparently allergic to the needle and hand sewing tears my thumb up so I am stuck paying someone else to do it. I felt the $20 was very reasonable.
08-12-2011, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by patdesign
Originally Posted by Old hen
Sewing binding on with a machine IS cheaper, and quicker, but don't enter it into any kind of competition. They frown on anything but hand stitching!
08-12-2011, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Ellen 1
Originally Posted by patdesign
Originally Posted by Old hen
Sewing binding on with a machine IS cheaper, and quicker, but don't enter it into any kind of competition. They frown on anything but hand stitching!
I charge 0.06 cents per linear inch when I do machine binding (which is all I do, no hand stitching). So for a 60" x 80" quilt that comes to $16.80. I can do one in about 2 hours, so roughly about minimum wage. But then again, I like doing binding. ;)
08-12-2011, 04:26 PM
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I do quilt bindings in our local area and I charge $.15 per running inch if the binding is provided and $.18 per running inch if I have to cut and piece/prepare the binding and then put it on. If there are scallops or unusual binding requests like minkee binding etc. then I charge more per inch. There are several people in our area that do binding work and that is the going rate.
08-12-2011, 08:20 PM
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Wow, so many different answers! I'm glad to know, though, that I'm not along in thinking this is a service that some folks would pay for. Now, to put together a plan for advertising, and such.
08-13-2011, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Eddie
Originally Posted by Ellen 1
Originally Posted by patdesign
Originally Posted by Old hen
Sewing binding on with a machine IS cheaper, and quicker, but don't enter it into any kind of competition. They frown on anything but hand stitching!
I charge 0.06 cents per linear inch when I do machine binding (which is all I do, no hand stitching). So for a 60" x 80" quilt that comes to $16.80. I can do one in about 2 hours, so roughly about minimum wage. But then again, I like doing binding. ;)
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