Sandee

I would say $350-$400, we need to stop "selling ourselves" so cheaply!

dc989

I have a friend who seems to be more successful at selling her quilts. She doubles the cost of materials and then rounds up. So for example if she has $80 into materials she doubles to $160 and rounds up to $200. She will barter down but never lower than double the material cost. She puts quilts in the quilt show boutique, a craft consignment shop and the local quilt shop. She says that she rarely sells her shop quilts because most of the customers want to make their own.

I have noticed than sale of quilts, auction quilts, raffle quilt tickets etc. seems to have really dropped off. I'm frequently asked to donate a quilt for an auction. I usually do so, but sure feel discouraged by how little $$$ they bring in.

applique

I would also price it higher. I have had about 8 quilts appraised for sale so I have a good, fair price and in writing! It will at the very least make a great backdrop hanging in her shop and can be swapped out for a new one to keep things looking fresh and new.

caspharm

I agree with the $175-300 range depending on the fabric costs. I have been told by a one of my teachers to charge the retail cost of fabric x 2.

My time

Your quilt is lovely and I think you first price is a little low. You should see if you can get your fabric wholesale if this you plan on making others. People just don't understand how much we pay for materials and how much time go into our quilts. Hope this works out for you.

nstitches4u

How long did it take to make it? Did you quilt it yourself or did you pay someone to quilt it? I would charge expenses plus a minimum of $10.00 per hour for your time. Beautiful quilt.

cathyvv

Recently saw online a web site that advertised that the web site owner would make a quilt, start to finish, for $500 labor. That did not include materials!

Why not put one in the shop for $250 - $300 and see what happens? Be prepared, though, one thing that might happen is that your MIL will stop asking you to make them for her shop!

Also, ask MIL what she had in mind to charge when she asked you to make the quilts. She must have a target price/market in mind.

Good luck!

cathyvv

Perfect solution! Great thinking.

barny

Golly, I've seen them in shops here 15 yrs ago for 600$. I'd sit on mine rather than give them to someone who wants to pay you nothing.

lclang

Many of the smaller craft shops carry the cheap imported poorly made quilts and you will not be able to compete with those prices. Personally, I would not stock quilts at this time, but small items to see what the market will stand and what kind of customers you would get. If they just want something to decorate their house for a little while they won't pay much for the items. If they like REAL quality, then you might want to try a quilt or two, but don't price too low, you can always reduce the price, but can never raise it.