Charge to Make a Queen Quilt
#21
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 290
I like the per shirt pricing idea. To me this gives the customer a better concept of where their $$ are going. I would also have a Minimum $$ per quilt price based on size just to make sure they understand that if they choose only one shirt the prices is not $15 for a queen quilt.
#24
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 194
Made one for a friend, gave me $200 for labor and later sent me another $150 felt he hadn't paid enough. Given $200 from husband' s daughter for labor. $112is not enough or you will be asked by many to make one for them, you haven't figured enough hours
#26
I have made two twin size t-shirt quilts for a friend. She was going thru a nasty divorce and wanted her kids to fond memories of their childhood. She paid for all the supplies, I only charged her $150. for doing both the quilts.
#28
I would ask why you are doing this? To make money? As an act of friendship? Because you enjoy the process, love to make quilts? If it is primarily money, then you definitely need to charge as is appropriate to time spent, at least minimum wage etc. If it is either of the other two that might modify what you charge. I have done a couple of things for friends (not a lot) and charged them only for materials explaining that my work was a gift to them (usually adding "you couldn't afford me"). For me this is a hobby, not a vocation. At the same time, I like to make it clear that it is time consuming and original custom work is expensive.
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