FURBALLS

Was asked by a lady how much would I charge to quilt a quilt for her. Said I needed to see it see it first. She brought it by and I agreed to do it. We never settled on a cost. Boy did I bite off more than I could chew. The quilt was flannel, back and front, and had polyester batting. Plus she wanted to use the backing for the binding. Well, learned that quilting flannel and polyester on my DSM was really hard. Plus the fact that this is the first time I had ever brought the backing to the front to bind. Anyway, I just finished it and figured I would charge maybe $40 to 50 for the work. The quilt is 64x42. Do you think that I will be charging to much?

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sandrab64

I dont think you are charging enough! Especially since you are doing the binding as well.

JenniePenny

I don't think you will be charging too much. In fact, I encourage you to charge more. Don't sell yourself short. Your work is beautiful.

zozee

No way! That is too little to charge!

JuneBillie

Your work is beautiful, and you do deserve more.

ManiacQuilter2

Since you didn't state the amount she will owe you, put this down as a learning experience. See what she can afford. Most non quilters do NOT understand the time it takes to quilt other people's quilts. Your feathers are very good.

PaperPrincess

First, the quilting is wonderful! I agree that $50 is not enough, but you should have agreed on a price beforehand, so you are only going to get what you get. Most quilters charge by the square inch. You did custom quilting. The rate for custom quilting usually starts at $0.025 - $0.03 per square inch, so just the quilting would be around $65 to $80. Add in the binding charge that I would estimate at about $25, and you are up around $90 to $105.
Treat this as a learning experience, and don't take another quilting job unless the terms are agreed to (and written down!) before you start.

IrishgalfromNJ

Just wanted to say that your quilting is wonderful.

Doggramma

If it were me I'd charge at least $75 or $100. It turned out really nice!

just_the_scraps_m'am

i would write down the hours you spent on it, + the thread, etc. Sometimes it helps for the person to see what it really costs! I don't think non-quilters realize what a job it is...nice work by the way....