What do you think
07-05-2010, 07:13 AM
#31
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Originally Posted by ktbb
a pricing policy that I was given a couple of years ago for custom quilts was $15 per finished square foot. That includes cost of material, labor, quilting, etc. If customer provides the fabric, pattern, etc, you make it a little lower. If the quilting or piecing is really complex, you can price it a little higher. If you calculate your size of 80 X 80, that comes out to about 44.4 square feet multiplied by $15/sq ft that comes to about $666 for the whole thing. From that figure, you alter the price as you see fit. Hope that helps.
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07-05-2010, 08:56 AM
#32
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You really need to get 20% of what the materials cost. That would be around $200.00-250.00. I wouldn't take any less. If she has the money to buy the stuff, she has the money to pay you for your time. Is it handquilted or machine?
07-06-2010, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Alu_Rathbone
My aunts friend has commisioned me to make her a quilt. I'm going to use the Illinois Block, only way enlarged, to make the quilt.
The cost of the materials, 5 fabrics, thread, and batting come to 107.37. It is all from Connecting Threads.
the quilt is 80"x80".
I'm charging her 150.00
Is this too much or too little?
I am taking her money situation as well...
The cost of the materials, 5 fabrics, thread, and batting come to 107.37. It is all from Connecting Threads.
the quilt is 80"x80".
I'm charging her 150.00
Is this too much or too little?
I am taking her money situation as well...
07-06-2010, 09:29 AM
#34
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If you are quilting it you are not charging a lot. I don't know that block, so don't know how difficult it is. You will be spending a good solid week making, quilting, and binding it. If you have to pay a quilter, that could cost 60 -100 plus, depending on her. Decide if you are doing this for a friend or for profit! :)
07-06-2010, 12:10 PM
#35
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In my opinion she's paying you to do a certain thing and will pay for that thing, it should not matter her money situation. If you want to cut her a deal because you like her, so be it, but her financial situation has nothing to do with what your time is worth. If someone who doesn't have a lot of money goes to the grocery store, they pay what everybody else pays. why should you bedifferent? Like I said, if you like her, charge less, but do it because you'd like her if she was rich too
07-06-2010, 01:50 PM
#38
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Originally Posted by bearisgray
My understanding:
1) The client has purchased all the fabric and batting for an 80x80 quilt
2) You are planning to charge her $150 to make it - she doesn't have much money
3) You want a down payment of $50 now for your labor
Is this correct?
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She probably is already suffering from sticker shock!
I think at this stage of your career, $150 is a fair price. You will get some experience without any financial outlay of your own -
if my understanding of the situation is correct.
1) The client has purchased all the fabric and batting for an 80x80 quilt
2) You are planning to charge her $150 to make it - she doesn't have much money
3) You want a down payment of $50 now for your labor
Is this correct?
.
She probably is already suffering from sticker shock!
I think at this stage of your career, $150 is a fair price. You will get some experience without any financial outlay of your own -
if my understanding of the situation is correct.
I think this is a very rational way of thinking. It's exactly what I would do in the same situation, unless I happened to be a professional quiltmaker. Then the whole situation changes.
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