garysgal

I found several tubs with baby flannel in my storage room, so I am going to make baby rag quilts and donate them to S.A.F.E. and use up as much as I can. Other quilts I make are for family and extended family. No one quilts so I get requests. I have offered to teach them to quilt, but so far no takers.

sew wishful

There is not one quilt in my house made by me. As soon as I get them done I give 'em away! Making them right now for the grandkids (have 14 and am on #7), then the husband wants one, then it'll be for the great grandkids (3). Think the kids will want one? Guess I could make each of them one, too...thats another 5! Don't think I'll get any charity quilts done. Have not made anything smaller than a twin size.

May in Jersey

Like most of the other quilters most of my quilts go to family and friends. I also make quilts and/or tops for veterans, Heartstrings, and for my guild's giving closet. Each of my children and grandchildren have a quilt I've made for them and as the grandchildren have graduated high school they get one for college. Over the past few years I've been making quite a few quilts as baby shower gifts for the children of my neices and nephews. One granddaughter married last month so I maybe making a quilt for a great grandchild in the future. DH has a quilt I made for him but so far I haven't made one for myself. May in Jersey

sewbeit

i think a good way to estimate any size quilt is to add up the number of yards required from your pattern/book..say a total of 6 yds...then decide what you paid for your fabric..cheap like garage sales..or maybe joanns or real expensive like lqs...so lets say inbetween like joanns at $6.00 a yard...so times 6 x 6yds..so now you are at 36.00..then add cost of your thread,batting and backing..so lets say 3.00 for thread,15.00 for batting and 4 more yards for backing at 6.00..so 36.00 plus above prices..approximately 78.00 for materials..now there is your time which includes quilting and binding..so there you are and of course the larger the quilt..the bigger the cost..

tjradj

I know the cost of me NOT making quilts - my sanity!!
I make them mostly for myself and family. Considering there are 5 siblings, all of who have children and some of them are having children, I have a long time before I catch up!

buckeyegirl

I'm using up my stash making children's quilts for a local women's resource center. I make them 45" x 36" so it takes a yard of backing and a yard of batting. I figure the cost to be under $20.00 each, and I make a couple a month. The last time I went in the person at the front desk said, "Oh, great, it's the quilt lady!" That made me feel so good because I know I'm helping someone out.

jitkaau

Most of my full sized quilts, with careful buying, cost about $350 to make. That estimate includes the thread to quilt. Lap quilts are generally $150 - $180, and I have made the odd King - size every now and then, which blow out to $500 - $600, depending on how elaborate they have been. Of course, these are only the material costs. The man - hours are another issue.

Lilrain

I give all my quilts away. To family, friends, and charities. I no longer shop at JoAnn's, but do have quite a bit of their fabric that I am still using for charity quilts. I buy quite a bit from Fabric Depot in their 50% off clearance area. but I try to be careful of the price of the materials, no matter who it is, just want to use good enough fabrics that the quilt will hold up. I made a nice quilt for my son one time and used JoAnn's cheap polyester batting. Wel, never saw anything like it.... the batting dissolved after a few washings. Also don't want to make a mistake I made with a small quilt I made for my step-mother. She washed it and the back shrank terribly so it was all puckery

gtheresa

I'm new but love this site.
I joined binkypatrol.org. I donated my quilt to get free disney tickets, all I had to do was make a tied flannel blanket. I met the most wonderful ladies, approximately 10 at my region. We meet once a month and each one of us donate a project. These quilts can be simple or works of art but they go to shelters, abused woman shelters, hospitals, those receiving chemo and they get cold and at different sites where we find the need. I found that even though my adult children say, "mom no more blankets we have enough. This group of ladies welcome all and the best part our mistakes, flaws only add to the quilt, we share ideas and it just feels good to give back.

barbrdunn

Most of the quilts I make are either lap size or for children. I give them as gifts to children I know and the rest are usually donation quilts. I have made about 40 quilts so far this year for donation. I mostly buy the fabric for charity quilts when Joann's has their "red dot" fabric at half price...which means about $2/yard. So with batting (also at 1/2 price), that is about $15-20 per quilt. I rarely make for adult gifts as I don't know what people's tastes are and really don't want to give to someone who has no interest in quilts.