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    Old 06-08-2010, 06:35 PM
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    I guess I am a lucky one my oldest sister has a long arm and does all mine for nothing so i dont have that to figure into the price of my quilts I made 4 quilts for a friend at christmas who didnt have much money to spend i made them out of my scraps and some very cheap fabrics i had gotten from wal-mart when they closed out their fabrics so i didnt have 100.00 in all 4 quilts
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    Old 06-08-2010, 06:52 PM
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    It depends on whether I buy fabric at the quilt shop of Wal-Mart. I can get all the fabric for a "quilt of the month" at Wal-Mart for less that $30. Our LQS has a lot of half price sale fabrics and that's usually where I start looking first.
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    Old 06-08-2010, 07:01 PM
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    I agree. I don't think I want to know. LOL. When my DH asks me how much it costs me, I simply reply, not a thing, I had all the fabric in my stash. Saves me lots of explaining. I hand quilt mine, don't know anyone who will do it with longarm, all the costs are so spread out who knows? I think I will keep it a secret.
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    I can't think about it...it is far to painful! I need to quilt spending money on fabric! DENIAL>>>>>>DENIAL
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    Old 06-08-2010, 08:55 PM
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    I spend between 300.00 and 500.00 for everything. I usually do twin or lap quilt. I love pretty fabric and I only buy from LQS.
    When my husband gives me the eye as I walk in with yet more fabric, I always remind him that I don't go anywhere and don't spend money on anything but quilting and books. The other day he said "Maybe it would be cheaper for you to take a couple of trips around the world."
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    Old 06-08-2010, 08:59 PM
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    I use about 5 yards for backing sometimes alone, so 50 bucks just on backing...I can easily spend 200 to 300 on a quilt
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    Old 06-08-2010, 11:35 PM
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    I certainly don't want to know. The cost of fabric here is quite high so I would rather not add it up.

    I usually hand or machine quilt myself to save on costs and keep an eye out for "specials".

    Most of my quilts are for family or "occasion" gifts so I am prepared to spend the $s.
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    Old 06-09-2010, 12:01 AM
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    [quote=Scissor Queen]
    Originally Posted by emarkwood
    My biggest expense is having someone do the quilting for me. It can run as much at $100.00 for a single quilt.
    That's really cheap. I just got a smaller than twin size quilt back from a longarm quilter and it was $150 plus shipping. When I send her my queen size quilts I expect to pay at least $300.[/quote OMG I wondered how much they charged! I love my family but they will just have to settle for however I myself can quilt it!
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    Old 06-09-2010, 12:11 AM
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    Any where from 150 to 500 for me too. That's just fabric. Backings are usually around 50 to 100 just by itself. I shop LQS mostly. I get about 5% of my fabric from joanns.
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    Old 06-09-2010, 12:23 AM
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    Spend? The process is priceless.
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