What it really costs to make a quilt
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I found this 15 years ago on the internet. It really makes one think about the value of ones work when put in this context. I'm sorry for the format of it, it doesn't translate well when pasted from my documents.
What It Really Costs To Make a Quilt
QUEEN SIZED, MACHINE PIECED, HAND QUILTED
MATERIALS:
Fabric 12-16 yards @ $9per yd. $108 - $144
Batting $25 - $40
Thread $8 - $16
Total $ invested $141 - $200
LABOR HOURS:
Piecing 20 to 60 hours
“Setting” (designing your quilt) 10 to 20 hours
Quilting 100 to 750 hours
Total hours invested 130 to 810 hours
TOTAL COST
Paying $1 per hour (Would you do this type of work for $1 an hour?!)
Materials $141 - $200
Labor $130 - $810
Total $271 - $1070
Paying minimum wage $7.25 (by law in 6/2009)
Materials $141 - $200
Labor (130-810hrs) $942.50 - $5872.25
Total $1083.50 - $6072.25
Paying skilled labor wage $20 per hour (Don't you consider yourself trained and skilled in this craft?)
Materials $141 - $200
Labor (130-810hrs) $2600 - $16,200
Total $2741 - $16,400
(Found on the Internet 1995; unknown author)
Jan in VA
What It Really Costs To Make a Quilt
QUEEN SIZED, MACHINE PIECED, HAND QUILTED
MATERIALS:
Fabric 12-16 yards @ $9per yd. $108 - $144
Batting $25 - $40
Thread $8 - $16
Total $ invested $141 - $200
LABOR HOURS:
Piecing 20 to 60 hours
“Setting” (designing your quilt) 10 to 20 hours
Quilting 100 to 750 hours
Total hours invested 130 to 810 hours
TOTAL COST
Paying $1 per hour (Would you do this type of work for $1 an hour?!)
Materials $141 - $200
Labor $130 - $810
Total $271 - $1070
Paying minimum wage $7.25 (by law in 6/2009)
Materials $141 - $200
Labor (130-810hrs) $942.50 - $5872.25
Total $1083.50 - $6072.25
Paying skilled labor wage $20 per hour (Don't you consider yourself trained and skilled in this craft?)
Materials $141 - $200
Labor (130-810hrs) $2600 - $16,200
Total $2741 - $16,400
(Found on the Internet 1995; unknown author)
Jan in VA
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The quilting hours must be for hand piecing! Or for some really detailed work on the machine stitching. I would really be on the low end of that category. But I do think that my queen size quilts have at least $800-$1000 of materials and labor in them.
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Originally Posted by np3
The quilting hours must be for hand piecing! Or for some really detailed work on the machine stitching. I would really be on the low end of that category. But I do think that my queen size quilts have at least $800-$1000 of materials and labor in them.
Jan in VA
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I suppose it is because of my personality. I wouldn't feel comfortable doing it.
I was in a senior's gift shop sponcered by a charity thrift store here in town and I was shocked at the beautiful quilts being sold for a fraction of thier worth. I mean real beauties! I kept my mouth shut, but I knew how much money, love and work those quilts, baby quilts and tablerunners were to complete.
I was in a senior's gift shop sponcered by a charity thrift store here in town and I was shocked at the beautiful quilts being sold for a fraction of thier worth. I mean real beauties! I kept my mouth shut, but I knew how much money, love and work those quilts, baby quilts and tablerunners were to complete.
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Originally Posted by bearisgray
Still wonder how some stores can sell any sized "quilt" for under $100.
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Originally Posted by np3
The quilting hours must be for hand piecing! Or for some really detailed work on the machine stitching. I would really be on the low end of that category. But I do think that my queen size quilts have at least $800-$1000 of materials and labor in them.
Jan in VA
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