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#41
I just reply that I am so far behind on the ones I want to make that I will never catch up, so the possibility is not good that I would get to one for them. That stops them in their tracks.
If someone kept pushing (and they never have), then I would give them the "do you have any clue what you are asking me to do?" speech. I'm pretty comfortable just saying no. My time is mine and I don't give it away unless I want to. No apologies for that.
If someone kept pushing (and they never have), then I would give them the "do you have any clue what you are asking me to do?" speech. I'm pretty comfortable just saying no. My time is mine and I don't give it away unless I want to. No apologies for that.
#43
I am a teacher and librarian in my day job. 800+ kids know that I am a quilter and occasionally they get to see the fruits of my labor. Naturally, they often ask me to make them a quilt. I answer honestly that it costs to make a quilt and I'll gladly take their order with half the money up front, the way I handle commissions from other customers. I always get a answer that he/she doesn't have that kind of money or can't pay, etc. Since they are kids, I take the opportunity to gently teach a quick lesson on manners and that when we ask for something, we should be willing to pay for it. (Otherwise it's begging.) I suggest you treat people who ask the same way you would treat a child who hasn't learned the lesson and teach them.
P.S. when a adult who offended, I apologize and say that I'm so used to working with kids, I sometimes forget myself when I'm dealing with adults.
P.S. when a adult who offended, I apologize and say that I'm so used to working with kids, I sometimes forget myself when I'm dealing with adults.
#45
Originally Posted by plainpat
You could say I only make quilts for relatives...
I never forgot a woman so aggravated with ppl asking how much would it cost, she did some figuring,copied it & gave to anyone who asked, including ppl she worked with.
It started out with 10 yds fabric,$9yd
batting
thread
backing
labor
& LA quilter.
She said the total even shocked herself....BTW,no takers :-)
I never forgot a woman so aggravated with ppl asking how much would it cost, she did some figuring,copied it & gave to anyone who asked, including ppl she worked with.
It started out with 10 yds fabric,$9yd
batting
thread
backing
labor
& LA quilter.
She said the total even shocked herself....BTW,no takers :-)
Another thing I dislike is when I show someone what I made and tell them that I quilted it, they ask me to fix their clothes...lol. I get a little upset and just do it. It takes no time at all. A guy at work gave me $5 to fix a hole in his overhauls and it took me about 5 minutes to fix it. :)
#46
I make my relatives one for their wedding gifts and baby gifts and barely keep up. My sister keeps bugging me for one so I told her she had to get married to get one and she just frowned at me. She kept asking so I told her the last time she asked that I would make her one if she quit smoking. She said thats not going to happen so I offered to teach her how to make her own.
#48
LOL I'm not a sewer....& denim is on my personal hate list. Don't allow it in my sewing rm, so machine won't run off screaming from a denim attack.I tell ppl my machine is very delicate & doesn't do denim. That's my story :-)
I love that!!! I don't make quilts for people that ask. I make then as gifts for my friends or family that deserve them. I would be more than willing that if they bought all the stuff, I would show them how to do it. Ihad a lady tell me that she would buy me the fabric and ask if I would make it for her. I didn't even answer her. I'm sure she would have cringed at the prices of fabric. I really don't think that non-quilters understand how much $ and time is in a quilt.
Another thing I dislike is when I show someone what I made and tell them that I quilted it, they ask me to fix their clothes...lol. I get a little upset and just do it. It takes no time at all. A guy at work gave me $5 to fix a hole in his overhauls and it took me about 5 minutes to fix it. :)
Originally Posted by hperttula123
Originally Posted by plainpat
You could say I only make quilts for relatives...
I never forgot a woman so aggravated with ppl asking how much would it cost, she did some figuring,copied it & gave to anyone who asked, including ppl she worked with.
It started out with 10 yds fabric,$9yd
batting
thread
backing
labor
& LA quilter.
She said the total even shocked herself....BTW,no takers :-)
I never forgot a woman so aggravated with ppl asking how much would it cost, she did some figuring,copied it & gave to anyone who asked, including ppl she worked with.
It started out with 10 yds fabric,$9yd
batting
thread
backing
labor
& LA quilter.
She said the total even shocked herself....BTW,no takers :-)
Another thing I dislike is when I show someone what I made and tell them that I quilted it, they ask me to fix their clothes...lol. I get a little upset and just do it. It takes no time at all. A guy at work gave me $5 to fix a hole in his overhauls and it took me about 5 minutes to fix it. :)
#49
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: central Indiana
Posts: 225
Originally Posted by soccertxi
I love the 'I will add you to my list' reply! I will have to remember that. I make quilts because I want to...and often I am the one that offers. The one time that i was really upset, was a lady I had offered a baby quilt to. She requested black and green (yes...for a baby quilt.) I made it for her...someone told me the wrong spelling for the baby's name. I told her that I would make a new label and would replace it while she waited, so she would not have to come back. she said 'ok'. I never heard thank you, my mom loves it, I use it all the time...NADA. Two yrs later, she informs me that she is pregnant again and am I going to make her another quilt. I'm not usually without words..but this time I was speechless. I told her I had a long waiting list and left it at that. All I really wanted to know was if she LIKED it..or USED it..or WHATEVER...I'm convinced she is clueless...
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