Crossstitcher

Here's a picture of a feed sack pattern that my quilt club made. Then we went to a quilt show and someone else had made it also and won a ribbon.

quiltmom04

Good idea. Getting feedsacks washed and torn apart adds a whole other level to your work load for this!

Craftygirl

Thanks heaps for posting that picture. I was imagining feed sacks being some sort of rough fabric that used to contain grain or something. :) :

reginalovesfabric

$300 is not enough, I charged $400 to make a tee shirt quilt and the customer furnished all the materials and it was worth it to both of us. Consider the time you put into it and could be doing something for yourself. Also consider the pattern she want done, some are more time consuming than others.

Crossstitcher

That's what feed sack were or to hold flour. They were rough fabric but when washed they soften up. Lots of mothers made little girls clothes from them. They were tough fabric. :)

dsb38327

Memathomas,
I am proud of you for having a price in mind and standing up for yourself.
I would encourage you to keep a log. It might be good information for you later. The time and supplies add up faster than we realize. It cost you to quilt, even if you do not pass those cost on to your customer. You might do a logsheet template before you start so you can just jot on it as you go.
Date:.......Started....Stopped.....Total hours for the day:........
Needles:
Rotary blades:
Thread:
Backing fabric:
Sashing fabric:
Binding fabric:
Batting:
?Embroidery thread for the label?
?label?
Because we have toys to pull from we forget we paid/have to pay for these things and cut ourselves short. Those who do not quilt do not realize the cost involved. I really surprised myself when I started logging. I must have more money than I realize because I put some $$$$'s into a quilt.
You do too. Keeping a log will tell you if you were fair to yourself.

neonparrot

I agree with Shelley. Just because you are making 3, doesn't mean there should be a discount. The same amount of time and work go into each quilt, and making 3 doesn't mean it is less work. I think $300 is a good starting point. Stick with it.

Deborah12687

Because she is using old feed sacks I would write up an agreement stating the condition of the fabric and both sign it.

Stitch Lover

I'm impressed that the feedsacks left by the mother of the lady's husband is going to be made in to something that might become an heirloom. What memories I have of having a new dress for the first day of school made from feed sacks that my mother let me pick out! On a bed in my spare bedroom I have a quilt that my mother appliqued flowers on each block that was cut from a (bleached) white feedsack and finished in 1942.
The price sounds reasonable for all the work the quilts will require.

Anna O

I do not set a price for a job. I explain to the customer, depending on the fabric and complexity of the pattern, it may take a short time to make the quilt, or it could take "forever." I tell them $10 per hour (and that's probably too cheap) to make the top. Quilting and binding are additional charges. Just some food for thought for the future.