Quilter's Tools Take-Along
07-29-2009, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by kathy
well I don't have oppertunity to go to classes but I know if I did this would be a must. You didn't mention size, would it hold a 12X18 mat? 5I think $25.00 sounds reasonable.
Disclaimer: I am not a successful merchandiser, but I know what I would pay for something like that ...
Actually, though, if you are thinking "big enough to hold a 12x18" mat" ...
you are in to at least one yard of fabric ... the batting ... okay, so you are using scraps ... but still ... it has value ... then, the lined pockets ....another half yard or more .... you have just SPENT $25, or almost ... and haven't stitched one stitch ...
07-29-2009, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by sewjoyce
Patrice -- that is sew cute as well as practical!! However, I have no clue as to what you should charge. However, it would make a great "class" and you could probably charge $35 per person and then give them a copy of your pattern. Or sell the pattern for $8(?) But you know how conservative (spell that "cheap") most of us quilters/sewers are, I don't know what you should charge for the finished product.
I am right here with sewjoyce.
Much more sense, to let me buy the pattern, since I already have the yardage of some good quality denim to do the deed ... (I am not a cheap quilter, but I am a packrat <g>)
07-29-2009, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by sewjoyce
And I would just LOVE to have the pattern :D
So if you decide to sell it, I'll be your first customer :wink:
So if you decide to sell it, I'll be your first customer :wink:
I would be willing to pay $8.00 to $10.00 for it. (Depending on how much info is included in the pattern)
I've found patterns are not all created equally well.
07-29-2009, 10:42 AM
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You will probably be better to sell the pattern, you can sell to a lot more people with out all of the labor,
I would change the design a little to have the opening for the board in the middle and not on the side, for sewing purposes it is easier to put in and less chance of the board slipping out if you tip the bag.
I would change the design a little to have the opening for the board in the middle and not on the side, for sewing purposes it is easier to put in and less chance of the board slipping out if you tip the bag.
07-29-2009, 11:09 AM
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I agree if it's going to be available mostly to quilters, they will figure it out, and make one.
If taught in a class, to newbies, you could make more, and selling the pattern, for 8.00 sounds like the going price these days. That is cute fabric. :D
If taught in a class, to newbies, you could make more, and selling the pattern, for 8.00 sounds like the going price these days. That is cute fabric. :D
07-29-2009, 12:55 PM
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thanks for all the compliments. and for the fact that i'm falling over laughing.
i know exactly what you mean when you suggest that most quilters will look it over to figure out how to make their own. it's the sort of item i sure wouldn't buy from somebody else. that's why i had no clue what somebody would be willing to pay if they were in the mood to treat themselves. you all have helped me figure out how to calculate the price.
i hadn't considered trying to sell the pattern. thanks for the idea. i will put an instruction booklet together soon. watch for me in classifieds ... a week or two from now ... as i make a blatant attempt to divert your hard earned $$$ away from your LQS. :wink: :lol:
i know exactly what you mean when you suggest that most quilters will look it over to figure out how to make their own. it's the sort of item i sure wouldn't buy from somebody else. that's why i had no clue what somebody would be willing to pay if they were in the mood to treat themselves. you all have helped me figure out how to calculate the price.
i hadn't considered trying to sell the pattern. thanks for the idea. i will put an instruction booklet together soon. watch for me in classifieds ... a week or two from now ... as i make a blatant attempt to divert your hard earned $$$ away from your LQS. :wink: :lol:
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