What would you pay to have someone else bind a quilt?

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08-10-2011, 08:39 AM

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QuiltE

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If you're thinking of starting this as a business, then you need to start thinking as a business person.

Thinking that 15 cents a foot seems to high and a dime is better is not business. Consider how long it takes you to do the job? How many inches can you do in an hour? etc.

The hand quilter I use charges a flat fee.
The LAQs in this area all charge per inch.
And these are with the binding ready provided as ready to go by the owner of the quilt.
If they make the binding or do any extra work, such as trimming, pressing, it's totally by the hour.

I had my first quilts bound for me as I was excited and wanted to get them home and onto my bed!! I soon decided for the $$ I could do the job myself, and I now have no qualms in doing binding.

08-10-2011, 08:42 AM

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not one penny-------------sort of fun for me. Knowing I've finally finished something.

However, I'd be glad to bind a small baby quilt for $30.

08-10-2011, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Lacelady

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Originally Posted by gaevren

It would really depend on whether or not you were doing hand-stitching or only machine-binding, I'd think.

I must be weird, 'cos I LOVE the hand stitching part.

It's not a matter of loving to do it or not (from a business perspective) but how long it takes to do one vs. the other. It will ALWAYS take longer to hand-bind a quilt vs machine-bind a quilt of the same size, thus it makes sense to charge more for that service.

Personally I would prefer to bind my own quilts!

08-10-2011, 08:42 AM

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LeslieFrost

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Here's what I'm thinking:

Customer would supply the binding fabric, either pre-washed or not, as customer chooses. I would give guidance on the yardage needed for the size of quilt. I would cut the 2.5" strips on the straight grain, do diagonal seams.

Machine stich to front, hand stich to back.

After Googling prices, I think my dime per foot is low.

Any other thoughts?

08-10-2011, 08:44 AM

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GrannieAnnie

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Originally Posted by greenini

A friend paid me $100 to bind a quilt. Knowing it was way too much, I gave her a bunch of quilting equipment for the beginning quilting class we were taking together!

I have no idea what to charge or how, obviously (well, she was the one who offered the price :shock: )....

Mention my name if she has another quilt to bind! tee hee

08-10-2011, 08:45 AM

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I found one store in Omaha that charges a quarter per INCH for machine sewing to front and hand sewing to back!

08-10-2011, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by GrannieAnnie

not one penny-------------sort of fun for me. Knowing I've finally finished something.

Ditto. I enjoy doing the binding as I know that soon the quilt will be finished. I usually machine sew the front and hand sew the back. It doesn't seem to take me very long. BrendaK

08-10-2011, 08:49 AM

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GrannieAnnie

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Originally Posted by LeslieFrost

After seeing and hearing quilters complain about binding, I'm thinking of offering a binding service locally. But, how to figure out the charge?

Per running foot of bound quilt seems like a good place to start. What would you think of 15 cents per running foot? That would be $30 for a 50" by 50" baby quilt. Hmm, seems like too much. Maybe a dime per running foot, which would be $20 for that dimension baby quilt.

Is there any other quilt binding service that anyone knows of?

Thanks for helping me think!

The first thing you need to invest in is a math lesson. 50"x 4 sides is 200" divided by 12" per foot is 16 2/3 feet, and rounding that off to 17 feet multiplied by .15 per running foot is ----------------$2.55. The thread and the pot of coffee cost more than that. Don't forget the 3 cents for peroxide to take blood out of that one place you stuck yourself.