grammysharon

I agree 100% :thumbup:

Jbarrow

If I am doing the math.......that is like just over $300.00 plus materials....that's just over ...$500.00....I guess the point is that if you sell this one on the low side, others will want to have something at that same price...plus the cost of cotton is going up......material, thread and batting costs will be higher....I know that I pay 1 1/2cents per sq. in.... plus batting and thread..so a king with just one design of quiting and varigated thread cost me, 2 years ago, just over $200.00......and I made the quilt...A lap sized cost me just over ...$100.00 plus what it cost me to make the quilt..I have seen quilting costs from 1.1 to 1.5 cents per sq. in. or some charge by the foot....$1.75 to$2.00 per sq in....then plus thread and batting....I she wants you to do the binding, then that has been about 15 cents per inch!!!

jpthequilter

I think e-bay prices are low, because some of the persons on there are not quilters. perhaps heirs, or investors in merchandise...

SWChick

I have been doing craft shows for17 years now and had a tendency to always go low. While in some parts of our city the people you are selling to are low imcome but most of the schools and churches have all incomes. Then we have some really big show like during the international ballon festival. I found that when I upped my prices so that I felt like was getting paid for my time I sold more. People won't value your work unless you do. If I wanted to only pay 300.00 to 500.00 for a quilt I would go to the flea market or hit the estate sales. You want to be known by the quailty of your work not the quanity.

star619

Wow, what exquisite work ! I think the difference in suggested prices is due to the different sections of the country, and,possibly, rural vs urban. If your customer ordered 3 quilts from you this past year, she's happy with your work. I would tell her up front (or invoice) that the cost of materials & the cost of labor = whatever you decide.As an appraiser told me, your quilts are art quilts, not utilitarian quilts. In MHO, $1200-$1400 is not too much.Or check some of the shops around the country - they
charge for ironing the top, batting, & add on a price /inch for piecing, preparation & quilting and binding! Good luck!
P.S. Besides, due to poor weather onditions, cotton has increased in cost by 50%.

noveltyjunkie

This sounds like a good outcome. She said she wanted it, but she didn't realise the work that would go into it, so now she is choosing something else- perfect!

I would have priced it as other professionals price their work- with an itemised quote. Then if she didn't like the price she could look at it and say "could you do it with fewer leaves to save labour costs" or whatever. The danger with this is that you end up a design that you might not be too thrilled about, but then again if she is commissioning it, she does get to decide, within reason.

To the people who said to price it low as a way to get business- we could all be working 24/7 if we worked for nothing!

butterflywing

i'm curious. how many hours do you estimate it will take to make the quilt? (btw. i would charge at least $1600 in this area, and it would sell. it might be a little less in yours. that i don't know)
if she knew how many hours it took + the cost of the materials, you might not have any problem asking it's real worth.

EDIT to add: i just saw your post. at the proposed price, what was your hourly rate?

Debra from Ks.

WOW Beautiful quilt. Great colors. You did an excellent job.

Eddie

It came out to less than $4 per hour. Which is a reason I was kind of relieved she didn't want to go forward with it.

Eddie

I need to paint that on a BIG sign and hang it in my studio!! :D