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I have a quilt, king size that someone wants me to make and she lives here in Hawaii so I am going to take her to pick out the fabrics she wants. I offered her if she purchases the fabric and batting I would only charge her $260.00 for the making of the quilt. Has anyone ever done that before and is that enough?
I think it would depend on how complicated the design is. Did she pick one out yet?
It definitely depends on how hard the pattern is and how much time you put into it!!! That makes a world of difference!
Pattern is key I think. Most folks on here that I've seen post in the past charge for the amount of time it takes to make the quilt and that would depend on pattern.
I think cost is very subjective and dependent on where you live. Here in the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) area people regularly get $1000 for a t-shirt quilt where the purchaser has supplied the majority of the fabric in the form of shirts. In other areas someone might be lucky to net a $100 profit off a quilt of this type. If this is a friend or family member I think your number is fine. If this is strictly a paying customer you never want to undervalue your work! If quilting were easy then everyone could just make their own and wouldn't need to pay you to do it. Good luck!
What did SHE say?
Are you going to do the FMQ or the LAQ on it, too, in addition to piecing it? If so, & depending on pattern difficulty, I think I would charge more. JCY
The chosen pattern is very important for figuring out what your payment for making it should be. Do you have one in mind, has she chosen one yet? Please, we need more information.
Here's a GREAT article to figure out your pricing. What?s it worth? | Hunter's Design Studio
she decided not to do the king size quilt, she will stick why the lap size on the pattern, it was the Hawaiian Punch Quilt oh wellQuote:
Originally Posted by bkthomas
Very interesting discussion! Thank you so much for sharing this - I joined in and couldn't agree more we under value ALL crafters by selling too cheap. If you can afford to NOT sell cheap then don't ... How much wisdom talking about hiring a plumber and paying them for skilled labor, versus buying one of our precious hand-crafted Quilts!Quote:
Originally Posted by cindirae
Great reading, thanks
:-Debbie
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Originally Posted by AlohaSandy
Are you making the lap size for her, or can she do that on her own? This is such a pretty pattern, I hope you'll get to work with all the beautiful colors :)
WOW! We all need to start T-shirt quilt businesses on the east coast!
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Originally Posted by HandsomeRyan