How much would you charge for an applique quilt like this in queen size?
03-11-2011, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by carolaug
http://www.potterybarn.com/shop/bedd...-shams/?page=2
I was looking at Pottery barn...may help with the pricing, they are hand quilted...no idea if from th US or imported and if so from where.
I was looking at Pottery barn...may help with the pricing, they are hand quilted...no idea if from th US or imported and if so from where.
03-11-2011, 01:05 PM
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Most of those "hand-made" imported quilts at WalMart, Macy's Pottery Barn, etc. are made by CHILD LABOR---as young as four working 12-16 hour days....virtual slaves.
If I am ever around someone picking one up to buy, they get informed. Am I making a dent? Most likely not, but cannot stand silently by either!
If I am ever around someone picking one up to buy, they get informed. Am I making a dent? Most likely not, but cannot stand silently by either!
03-11-2011, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
Originally Posted by 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.
NEVER undervalue yourself.
edit to add: she was very foolish not to know a steal when it was offered to her. she could obviously afford to have quilts custom made and she should have worked out a payment plan or pay-as-you-go kind of thing with you. her loss.
03-11-2011, 01:25 PM
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somewhere between $350 and $500; depending on what i'm getting batik's for, if i'm paying over $10 a yard for them i may adjust that to between $500 and $750.
Originally Posted by Eddie
I have a customer that I made 3 quilts for them to give as Christmas gifts back in December. Two of them were simple patterned lap size quilts, and the other was a full size rag quilt. She wants me to make them one for their guest room now that will be queen size and like the pics shown below. The quilt shown below is a lap size one that I did and she wants basically one exactly like it, except in queen size (92 x 98) . The leaves are all fused on and machine appliqued using a blanket stitch, and it's all done in batiks. I quilted it on my longarm as the quilting shown. I don't believe money would be an object, but I really have no idea how much to charge for something like this - it is labor intensive because of all the appliqued leaves, but I don't really know what would be reasonable and fair to charge for something like this.
What do you think?
Edit to add: She also wants two matching queen pillow shams made to go with it, same design on them as well.
What do you think?
Edit to add: She also wants two matching queen pillow shams made to go with it, same design on them as well.
03-12-2011, 04:16 AM
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Absolutely beauiful --- I am in the process of doing a similar quilt and am almost ready to put the leaves on. How did you decide how to place them? Love what you did and I believe it is piceless so would never be able to give you a $ amount.
03-12-2011, 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by cackie88
Absolutely beauiful --- I am in the process of doing a similar quilt and am almost ready to put the leaves on. How did you decide how to place them? Love what you did and I believe it is piceless so would never be able to give you a $ amount.
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