Is $200 to quilt a queen a fair price?
#43
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Delaware County, SW of Phila.
Posts: 610
Not if you live in my area, outside of Philadelphia. The first large quilt I ever had done was for my GS. I took it to my local quilt shop and ended up paying $280 which included the thread! I now have a lady I use, works out of her house, cash only, and charges $140 for the same size quilt. I guess we all have to learn the hard way. I am blessed to belong to a guild and we have two members that charge very little if it is another member and nothing if it is a give away or raffle quilt.
#47
That is way too high. I have only been quilting for about a year now. I have only been charging 50. for full, 60 for queen and 70 for King. If I supply the batting and backing I charge extra for that. I know my prices are lower, but I feel that when I get experienced, I'll charge more. A simple pattern should not cost 200.
Did you shop around for a long arm quilter. And, did you agree to that price before the work was done? Those would be my first questions. Sorry you got bit.
Did you shop around for a long arm quilter. And, did you agree to that price before the work was done? Those would be my first questions. Sorry you got bit.
#49
No wonder so many of you get your work done by a LAQ, the rates are very low compared to rates around here. Here is just one shop (I've never used a LAQ) so don't know these people, but just to give you an example of the rates. http://www.sparrowstudioz.com/longar...-services.html
#50
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 9,490
Am I the only one who finds this ironic? First, we talk (complain, really) about how Muggles (non-quilters) expect us to do all this work to make a quilt, then want to pay a really low price for the product of our work. Then we turn around and do the exact same thing to our fellow quilters and longarmers.
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