Saw somewhere on the internet where a quilter charges up to $240 per sq ft, depending on the techniques used,this includes quilting. Not sure if that included the fabrics & wadding or not, but she seemed to get orders for her work. I don't know what wages are like in the US, but I figured that would be roughly a shop assistants pay, and why not. One lady refused to pay me extra after quilting, for hand sewing the binding on, because I sat in front of the tv at night to do it, which she normally did when binding - so I wasn't working? It took me 8 hours over 2 nights. So be careful of what you commit yourself to do.