Suggestions on what I should charge "if" I do this..

[C.Ann]

Just looking for suggestions on pricing while I'm still thinking this over..

Anyone?

 

[JR6ooo4]

how many labor hours for each quilt? include design hours.

Mikeeee

 

[OceanAnnie]

Hi C.Ann. Here is a website that tackles pricing of handmade quilts. It factors in the materials (which you don't need), but still provides some good information!

http://www.ehow.com/how_5051349_price-handmade-quilt.html

The main thing in your arrangement, they suggest keeping track of your time and charge by the hour.

** Mikeeee beat me to it!

 

[PaddingtonBear]

I sell handmade things as a side job (I paint items for nurseries and children's rooms) and to get my prices I usually calulate the expected # of hours and add 1 multiplied by the dollar amount you believe your time is worth. For me that's 8.00/hr.

Another good idea is browse www.etsy.com and get an idea of what similar items are selling for. That will give you a good idea of what your product is "worth".

Good luck. There's something really satisfying about being paid for your art

 

[Aisling]

Nothing less than $300, I'd say, if she is supplying all the materials.

 

[tinatark]

You could use the material cost as a basis - materials $ x 2= your fee. I wouldn't charge by the hour, unless you charge based on how many uninterrupted, productive hours it "should" take to make.

 

[bigmerle1966]

Hi C.Ann. Here is a website that tackles pricing of handmade quilts. It factors in the materials (which you don't need), but still provides some good information!

http://www.ehow.com/how_5051349_price-handmade-quilt.html

The main thing in your arrangement, they suggest keeping track of your time and charge by the hour.

** Mikeeee beat me to it!

On some of those prices! I have made quite a few quilts lately that I was commisioned to make. I charged a fee based on the size and complexity. Because I was making them for a friend I didn't charge her a whole lot but in looking at that site once I start making them to sell I will be raising the prices a bit more than what I planned, although not that much.

 

[OceanAnnie]

On some of those prices! I have made quite a few quilts lately that I was commisioned to make. I charged a fee based on the size and complexity. Because I was making them for a friend I didn't charge her a whole lot but in looking at that site once I start making them to sell I will be raising the prices a bit more than what I planned, although not that much.

Well, it looked like a good starting point. I don't know beans about pricing quilts. It does look like a hard task to nail down a fair price and still be fairly compensated.

 

[bigmerle1966]

Well, it looked like a good starting point. I don't know beans about pricing quilts. It does look like a hard task to nail down a fair price and still be fairly compensated.

It's okay, I was just a little shocked, didn't expect them to be that much.

The ones I have made I thought she would think I was charging too much but she has had me make 5 so far so I guess not.

Here is one I made for a Dis friend for Christmas a couple years ago.

 

[OceanAnnie]

Very nice, bigmerle1966!

 

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

DW has made some keepsake quilts from material items, as well as others for competition.

The ones she makes for other people, since she does them at various times, she just charges a flat fee based on difficulity. (she had to cut up some flannel shirts or suits and so forth) usually $400-$800 price range.

 

[Evil Genius]

It sounds like this person has a price in mind. I would ask her what her prce range is, if it sounds fair and reasonable, then take it. I'm with Tinatark, cost of materials doubled sounds right for this project.

A question though, I'm assuming that you will no longer be at the lake in December, so how will you be getting these items to her? If there is shipping involved, make sure that is discussed as well

 

[Nette]

You could also check out http://etsy.com and see what people are charging for their handmade quilts there. I usually value a small handmade baby quilt at about $150 (I donated one last spring to a charity auction).

Good luck!

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Discussing pick up or shipping should be talked about, good idea.

I am assuming she wants all of these prior to Christmas, so date of completion should be the other thing you agree to. She may have to ship early herself, so your completion date may be sooner than you expect.

As far as what to charge, not sure. How many quilts have you made by yourself?

 

[C.Ann]

Discussing pick up or shipping should be talked about, good idea.

I am assuming she wants all of these prior to Christmas, so date of completion should be the other thing you agree to. She may have to ship early herself, so your completion date may be sooner than you expect.

As far as what to charge, not sure. How many quilts have you made by yourself?

First of all, to everyone that provided links, thanks so much! Didn't even know such places existed..

Over the years I have probably made at least 20 twin and/or full size quilts and another 25 to 30 lap quilts and/or baby quilts.. Also, back in the days of the "Cabbage Patch" craze, I easily made 45 to 50 quilts to sell along with the Cabbage Patch doll clothes I made.. I can't remember how much I charged for them, but it must have been the "right" price because I had no trouble selling them at the craft fairs.. The other quilts I have mentioned were not sold - they were for me, my family, friends, and gifts..

Shipping won't be a problem - she lives locally and they can just be delivered via my late friend's DH..

Trying to base it on "time" might be difficult - and considering she is supplying all of the materials (right down to the thread, needles, yarn, batting, yard goods, etc.) - I was leaning more towards a "per quilt" price.. More for the big one and less for the lap quilts.. I've already sketched out 7 designs - none of which will be at all complicated to make..

When she asked me what I would charge, I told her that I didn't know yet - I would have to think about it - and her response was, "Whatever you charge will be fine.. I just want the quilts.."

I always tend to price on the low side (did years and years and years of craft shows selling all sorts of things from quilts to handmade and handpainted bird houses and everything in between) because I've always felt a bit guilty about charging a high price for something that is fun to do - and things I would do whether I was going to sell the items or not.. (Not a very good business woman - LOL..)

So - can anyone toss out a flat price for the one big quilt and each of the small lap quilts?

Oh - and bigmerle1966! - I love that quilt!! Very, very nice.. Actually that's one of the designs I've drawn up already for one of the lap quilts, but the patterened squares won't be Disney..

 

[AKL_Megs]

Just to share a similar experience...

I paint, and I have an abstract painting on a canvas hanging in my bathroom. (It's about 12x18.)

A friend of my DH likes this painting and has been asking me to paint one for HIM, that he would supply the canvas, the paints, the brushes, etc.

That is all fine and dandy, but my time is valuable and precious. The painting is small, but it has to dry between layers, etc., and it takes TIME to work on the piece.

My painting took me about three days at about 2 hours a day to paint. So that is 6 hours. I would probably charge this friend $50 for my time and work and be happy.


Let's see YOUR quilt!!!

 

[manning]

Hi C.Ann. Here is a website that tackles pricing of handmade quilts. It factors in the materials (which you don't need), but still provides some good information!

http://www.ehow.com/how_5051349_price-handmade-quilt.html

The main thing in your arrangement, they suggest keeping track of your time and charge by the hour.

** Mikeeee beat me to it!

Don't forget this advise in the article



You'll need to add up what you paid for all the consumables you used in making the quilt - fabric, thread, batting, pattern paper, etc.


My wife did this for someone and completely forgot about some of the above. It turned out to be no big deal as she enjoyed doing it. Just ate the loss.

 

[Imzadi]

Go browse the quilting forum at about.com. Those gals there are heavy duty quilters. Surely, this type of situation must have come up there. Answers you are comfortable with charging may be in their archived threads.

http://forums.about.com/ab-quilting/messages/?redirCnt=1

Also, make sure she pays you for some of the labor in advance. If she backs out later after you have done a good deal of work, or have finished the pieces, it would leave you in a tricky situation. She paid for the materials, but not your labor.

 

[S. C.]

Beautiful quilt bigmerle it!

 

[bigmerle1966]

Very nice, bigmerle1966!

Oh - and bigmerle1966! - I love that quilt!! Very, very nice.. Actually that's one of the designs I've drawn up already for one of the lap quilts, but the patterened squares won't be Disney..[/B][/COLOR]

Beautiful quilt bigmerle it!

Thanks!

I love making quilts although mine do not have batting in them. For Winter weight quilts I use fleece backing and summer weight I use flannel. It was inspired by a co-worker who made me one for Christmas and she used fleece.

The most difficult one I have done so far, and I completely forgot to take a picture of it, was a Greek "flag" baby quilt. I did one set of blocks in the number of stripes on the flag and the other set was the upper left corner, they were 4 1/2" squares.

I'll have to see if I have any other pics to share, having computer issues and have not been able to download off of my camera in a while.