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Sewsweet 09-09-2010 03:41 AM

Love your work.

cjtinkle 09-09-2010 04:07 AM

Are you speaking of making the entire quilt, from piecing to quilting?

Most people who sell their works are clueless to what they should be charging, citing the "fact" that "no one will pay what it's worth". And then they proceed to make that a reality, by pricing not what it's worth in terms of labor, material and artistic value, but what they percieve their market will will bear.

I only quilted this quilt, I didn't do the piecing, so I can't vouch for the quality of the fabrics, I'm fairly certain they are Hobby Lobby/JoAnn type quality. Had I make this quilt from first run fabrics, done the piecing and the quilting, all with top quality thread, fabric and batting, I would charge roughly $140 for this quilt ( 38"x42" ), certainly not less than $120.

If you'd like a break down of those prices:
$40 to quilt (my minimum charge due to the time to load)
$8 for batting
$2 for thread
$30 for fabric
$60 labor (3 hours @ $20 per hour) to cut and piece it.

Obviously you would have to target your audience to the boutique crowd. Your $40k per year earner is not going to spend $140 for a baby quilt, but that's pocket change to someone earning $250k per year.


Originally Posted by chrisdim
Just wondering how much could you charge for such a beautiful quilt? Would a customer really pay what it is worth.


Janet Orfini 09-09-2010 05:34 AM

Great job. :thumbup:

KR 09-09-2010 05:39 AM

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!!

sharay 09-09-2010 05:52 AM

Your quilt is very pretty! I like the pattern and the colors you picked.
, you go girl!!! Sharay

MaxineB 09-09-2010 07:54 AM

Wow. I wish they made something like that for ALL machines!

Mariposa 09-09-2010 07:58 AM

Pretty quilt, and great quilting! :)

stitchinwitch 09-10-2010 03:00 AM

'LOVE that board quilting!!You did a WONDERFUL job!!

bobolee 09-10-2010 04:25 AM

I love the quilting pattern! Is it difficult to do?

sandpat 09-10-2010 05:39 AM

Very very pretty! Your quilting is wonderful, the quilt piecer did a darn good job too! Tell her she did a great job!


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