joym

wow..I was surprised at the responses thinking 150.00 is too low. If it were mine, I would probably charge the same as in trying to sell my own quilts, I never have luck with getting a good price for them. Btw, not the ones I have shown here on QB !!!! People will just not pay for the cost of materials, time etc. Sad, but they would rather get theirs from Walmart etc. I am not saying yours is not worth more only that people will not pay what it is worth. However, good luck.

Lilrain

Unfortunately there is little money in making quilts to sell unless you are a well know quilt artist. We have a lady here who has a group called Caritas Quilters and they use strictly donated fabrics and quilt them themselves. She does manage to sell a lot, but she is selling completed quilts for 1.5 cents a square inch, and that is what a lot of longarm quilters charge just to quilt. Perhaps she could post information in her shop and take orders for quilts that she could get prepaid orders for, using this quilt as an example of your work. otherwise you may be putting in a lot of time and money and get no buyers.

melodyg

Thank you all for the input. I am really not looking to get into making the quilts to sell. This is the fifth quilt I have made. I mostly make them as gifts for family. This will be the first one I " put a price " on, and as stated it is more as a favor for my mother in law.

mighty

I agree 150.00 not enough!!!!!!

Quilter 65

Don't know about the charging, but the quilt is just lovely.

cwessel47

I agree with the others that $150 is too low. As I hand quilt, I charge 3X material costs and sometimes more depending on the intricacy of the pattern and quilting. Fact of the matter is that you may sit on a product for a really long time that way. I'm sure your MIL appreciates beautiful eye-catchers in her store however. If you look at it that way - and remember to tag the item correctly, and make it known that you are willing to do commissions ( state your parameters here - this pattern, your colors; any pattern , your colors, etc) you will find people who are interested in YOUR work. My items can sit for a long time on my artfire site - but when they do sell, I am one happy lady. Folks who undersell make me very angry. It hurts all of us who might like to make what we are worth! If all else fails - give it to someone who will appreciate it - or keep it for yourself!

Scakes

I have no idea what to tell you price wise, but your quilt is lovely. I'd start on the higher price range - you can always mark it down some but you can't raise the price. Like someone else said - people love sales.

Is the store in Jacksonville? Haven't been that way in quite a while but who knows where we'll be next.

Blinkokr

Lovely, great job and thank you for sharing, $200.00
Have a Blessed day and Merry Christmas
Ellen

Sandygirl

Visit any Amish area and they are not shy about putting $400-$500 or more on their handmade quilts. Very much worth it. If your MIL wants homemade in her shop, she needs to pay the fair price for them. Is ths a "consignment" arrangement with you? Draw up a contract....this s a business relationship either way.

Great quilt BTW.
SANDY

debcavan

Sadly the time involvement is so great compared to what people want to pay. It is so pretty that lots of people would want to buy it until they hear the price.

Think simpler quilts like an Irish chain. They look complicated.

I get so many people who want to buy my quilts. They have no idea of the time involvement. My friend showed her quilt and someone saw it, fell in love and wanted to buy it. It was a queen size log cabin with hand applique, gorgeous thing. She was tired of it, never used it and thought $300. It paid for the fabrics and a little time but not much. No the person was not even willing to pay that, she was willing to pay less than the actual cost of the fabric.

If you want to sell them and at least make fifty cents an hour, use bargain fabric and do a quick quilt that looks complicated. People don't know fabric quality, hardness of design or even workmanship, they see color and shape.

But for this wonderful quilt, I see people wanting it for it's beauty but not willing to pay the time involvement plus cost of materials.