I usually say, I'll call you the next time I have a quilt made and see if you want to buy it. I don't do custom made quilts. They sell for $_ _ _.

Why would you feel guilty? It's amazing what a simple 2 letter word can do? No was the right response to such rudeness. Don't waste one moment of your time feeling guilty! I think sometimes we forget that our time is valuable,too. If that wants a baby quilt so bad, she can go online and buy one.Put any guilty feelings you have behind you and walk away.

That was my feeling too.

When asked I've always said "I don't do commission work". That's letting them know even if I did make them one I expected them to pay for it.

Did do a quilt for DIL, she paid for the fabrics, supplies and LA quilting but it hung heavy on my mind until I finished it. . She loved it but she's not a picky person. I've learned from others who have been asked to make quilts that when they made the quilt the person requesting it wasn't pleased, colors didn't look like they thought, it's not big enough or too big, etc., etc. they just kept nit picking as if they paid for it.

I agree completely with everyone about sewing for people if you don't want to. I used to do sewing projects for people because I thought I could earn a little extra money but not anymore. The "little" extra money is not worth the price I have paid to earn it. I always refer them to someone else that does sewing for a living. I never feel guilty anymore about saying no.

Even the ones I make for gifts are on MY schedule of when I feel like working on that particular quilt. Which is why sometimes they are two or three years "late". If someone wants a quilt they can look thru my stack of UFOs and pick one. But there's still no guarantee of time frame for getting it finished.

nope...absolutely not! you do what you want when you want is my motto....oh and for whom you want too.....;)

My reply would have been "and since I paid for it I get to use it for what I want to do." And then I would have changed the subject.

I make baby quilts for family. I usually make them about 40" x 54". (They can then be used for a few more years.) If you figure in binding etc that is a minimum of 4 yards of fabric, plus batting, plus time. If someone asked me to make one I would charge them a minimum of $60. If they buy the fabric etc. I would charge at least $30 for my time. Once people find out the cost it usually ends there.