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07-03-2011, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by ThayerRags
Originally Posted by gellybean402
... I am thinking about selling these and wondered if you all thought $60 would be too much to ask. it is 17" wide x 14" long x 5" deep. Handles are 10" tall...
We sell patterns in our little fabric shop. Bear (my wife) made samples of some shopping bags (not diaper bags, but close to the same size) using TOL fabrics to give the “crafters” an example of what can be made from today’s fabrics, and hung them up in the shop as “samples”. Many, many customers just LOVED THEM when they were shown as samples and wanted to know how much they were (at that time, they were un-priced store samples). Finally, after all of the rave reviews, she calculated the time and materials to make them, and put a price of $75 on them. Boy! Did the rave reviews come to a screeching halt! Not a problem, but if they want it made for them by Bear, that’s what it will cost.
Folks that don’t make handmade items generally don’t have a clue what it takes to make one. If they do, they’re probably here on the Quilting Board and know what it takes to make something like your bag.
CD in Oklahoma
07-03-2011, 06:16 PM
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That fabric is adorable! I made one of my great-nieces a dress with the exact same two pieces.
Originally Posted by gellybean402
I just finished this cute diaper bag for a customer. It is actually a modified bow tuck which I added a zippered pocket on the back and made it alot bigger. The fabric is Bugaboo which I bought a JoAnns.
I am thinking about selling these and wondered if you all thought $60 would be too much to ask. it is 17" wide x 14" long x 5" deep. Handles are 10" tall.
Thanks for looking!
I am thinking about selling these and wondered if you all thought $60 would be too much to ask. it is 17" wide x 14" long x 5" deep. Handles are 10" tall.
Thanks for looking!
07-03-2011, 08:29 PM
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I think it depends on your area and demographic, some people would not pay that much and others are willing. I do agree that people have no clue how much goes into a handmade item. Lovely purse by the way. Maybe take one with you and ask people what they would be willing to pay
07-03-2011, 10:32 PM
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Beautiful bag. Love the fabric. I would do some research and price them in the same price range as others of the same quality are selling for in your area. You need to charge enough so that you can recover the cost of materials and your labor. Good luck in your sells.
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