How much would you charge?

[LindaP]

A friend asked me to make a rag quilt similar to this one. She wants it to be 6'x6'! I was thinking about a 12 1/2 inch block, so I could only get about 5 per yard. She is not set on the size of the blocks, and it would not have a lining block, just front and back.
Thank you for your input.
Linda P

[Mchelem]

for a 72X72 quilt, I would charge around $150.00-$200.00, depending on the fabric you're using.

And if you are doing 12 1/2" blocks, you could get 6 from a yard of fabric (2 from the 36" length=25" and 3 from the 42" width=37.5").

If you got 1 1/8 yard, you could get 9 blocks.

[Sandy Navas]

Am I safe to assume you mean with no batting? And does this mean totally quilted and bound (by hand or machine?)?

Who is supplying fabric? Delivery date required? So many factors - but if you are doing all of it then I see nothing less than $200. I would make allowances based upon the above factors though . . .

[K. McEuen]

I'll throw a wrench in the figures here. For a rag quilt, no batting and simply made of 36 blocks of fabric I can't see anyone paying $200.00 for it. Rag quilts are very simple, sew an X across the squares, then sew them all together, clip and call it finished. Price would be more based on how much your materials cost. I would say 2.5 times what your fabric cost would be a more than fair price.

A pieced and quilted traditional quilt would bring a higher price.

[Madeforyouinma11]

You will need between 9-10 yards of fabric for your 12 1/2" blocks to make a quilt 72x72. When I charge for a quilt, I charge 2.5 to 3x the cost of my materials. Based on this and the amount of fabric you'll need, $150 - $200 doesn't sound too far off of what it would come out to. Also, you may not be quilting it with batting, but you have to put the "x" in all the squares and also cut all that fringe. After that, you will have to wash and dry it a couple of times to make it rag properly before you can give it to the customer. This will take time, not to mention the use of your washer and dryer and the mess it can/will make. Just my opinion, but keep all the steps in mind when figuring out your price.

[LindaP]

I was thinking along the same lines. That sounds high, but that is a pretty big size and I would take it to the laundry mat to wash so as not to clog my washer up.... Thank you all for the input!

[Vonnie]

My advice would be to have her buy the fabric - you go with her of course. That way, if she decides it's too much, you will atleast have the fabric paid for! A lot of non quilters don't comprehend the high price of fabric and all the hours it takes to make a quilt.
Especially since they can buy a quilt at Penny's for a lot less.

Have everything agreed to up front before you spend a lot of time and money on it.

[Bubby]

I make and sell rag rugs mostly for babies and children. I use three layers of flannel and no batting. My baby quilts are approximately 45x60 and I sell them for $75. I used to sell them for $65 but the cost of flannel has gone up. I don't bind them. When I am finished sewing the rows together I sew a double row of stitching around the perimeter and then clip that area also. Karen is correct, it depends on what you pay for your supplies. I doubt you could get $200 for a 72 inch square rag quilt.

I make my seams about 3/4" so I end up with luxurious fringe. The quilt in the picture is pretty but looking at it closely it needs more fringe or more layers. To me it looks out of proportion. There's way to little fringe for that size square. I hope I didn't offend anyone..that was not my intention. Wider seams mean your blocks need to be a bit larger. I wash my quilts twice before I sell them so I can deal with the worst of the lint and the soap and fabric softener are also supplies.

[Sandy Navas]

There is an advantage of enlarging a photo to the point of noticing the sample is a rag quilt . . . DUH!!!

[Mchelem]

There is an advantage of enlarging a photo to the point of noticing the sample is a rag quilt . . . DUH!!!

Double duh. I didn't notice it either.....

Triple duh since we didn't see where she said her friend "wants a RAG quilt similar to this one"