Am I out of line? UPDATe

[kelliedi]

Just so everyone knows and can quit passing judgement on the earlier post, the client and I have come to an agreement on a price that we are both happy with.

Now the quilt police can quit fretting.
kellie

p.s and yes there are quilt police here

[K. McEuen]

glad you got it worked out

[buckeyequilter]

Glad it all worked out for you

[HandsOffItsMine]

Kellie, glad you are both happy!

It may seem like there is a quilting police, but I believe that's because there is a consumer involved. We're not talking about a swap where we're all joining in and exchanging blocks, knowing that we're doing in for fun and friendship.

I cringe when I look on Etsy and see what folks are selling great quilts for! Material, quilting, labor, great color and pattern layout all for $150 - $250 for a lapsize...nuts, way too low! The close-up shots show wonderful workmanship. Clearly they are charging way too low an hourly rate.

We love to support each other here on the forum, to encourage when one is down and stuck. Yet when it comes to charging an hour rate and what standard of workmanship goes with each level of rate - that is a tricky subject on this forum. lol It's almost like religion and politics, folks feelings get hurt, some folks don't want to hear anything negative, some folks like to play ostrich, if they can hear it, see it...it ain't happening. A sad way to live.

I would hope you would share the final settled price for all to learn from, but I understand if you don't. Nothing I said was ment to be mean, just to make you understand that to grow your craft, you need to practice. When a hired job has problems because of lack of experience, you forge on but don't bill the customer those losing hours 'cause that's unethical and bad business practice that will bite you in the ars in the long run. This advise applies to any business not just graphic design/printing.

The next quilt will be easier and I wish you many mini quilt binding practices in the mean time.

Ruby

[kelliedi]

Ruby, my witchyness with a Capital B from above was about people who kept pounding it the ground about the workmanship/binding issues that i had and would not read MY post about taking the binding OFF and starting over but yet when others would comment they would say that a member had not read the entire post correctly..... and it was an every post problem... so much so that I really looked to see how to remove a thread, needless to say i couldn't find it. I wanted everyones opinion and told everyone that, did i expect pats on the back and WOW that looks great, no I did not. What i did expect and did not get was some solutions to the issues THAT I, MYSELF RAISED. I got discouraged to the point of quitting then slept on it, The next day I was determined to not let this one get the best of me, missouri stubborness I quess. If i want discouragement, I'll go to my family.

Sorry to rant here but that is the way it is/was
kellie

[auntiemern]

So sorry if I hurt your feelings, that was not my intent. I just felt that some people were giving unreal expectations, to you for the quality of the workmanship involved. I even offered to bind it for you at no charge. Like Ruby said quilt pricing is a touchy subject based on quality of workmanship. Did not mean to offend anyone. Wish people from now on would not ask advice about pricing quilts. To many factors involved.

[bkthomas]

Just so everyone knows and can quit passing judgement on the earlier post, the client and I have come to an agreement on a price that we are both happy with.

Now the quilt police can quit fretting.
kellie

p.s and yes there are quilt police here

Take it easy Kellie - You really are among Friends

[SuzyQue]

As much as I was in awe this past week over the foster kids' quilts and the loving generosity of the quilters on this site, I am now saddened by the angst of this thread. Hopefully, we can all take a breath and move on. I pray for peace.

[buckeyequilter]

Put it behind you Kellie and move on because if you quit you'll never know what you could have done.....today is another day....happy quilting

[Jean Sewing Machine]

Keep on quilting, Kellie! We all love you and want to keep you as a forum friend! The friendships we've made here and the advice people try to give when asked are to be treasured, but taken as you would from any circle of friends. You take some advice and let others go.

A good friend of mine who is an adventurous quilter, saw some of my earliest quilts. I was using the same pattern, just using different colors. She made the comment on FB"Why don't you use a different pattern?". I wasn't expecting that, and it hurt my feelings. But it spurred me to venture out to try new patterns, and I'm very thankful that I was pushed out of my comfort zone to improve.

I guess "No pain, no gain" is a very true statement.