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WandaGerdes

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    WandaGerdes reacted to charlie.cheek in making Tshirt quilts for clients   
    I should refund each client $100 just for the expressions they make when they see their completed t-shirt quilt!  Seriously - its extremely rewarding to turn someone's life into a beautiful handmade quilt.  I've never had anyone complain and I get repeat business.  But I also treat every quilt like its my own and is made of precious jewels.
     
    My basic charge is $16/tshirt + $2/sq ft for edge-to-edge quilting (non computerized on a Lucy)  Here's what they get:
     
    I meet them at my local mom/pop quilt store (where I buy all my fabric).
    They bring t-shirts and I bring 3 sample quilts that show the 3 board patterns I use
     
    When it comes to fabric choices I do any of these:
    I pick out the fabric based on their favorite colors
    They pick out their fabric (mostly with my help but always 100% cotton)
    They give me color options and later I put several groups of fabric together, txt pics, and wait for client to provide feedback.
     
    The price includes interfacing, sashing, blocks, borders, batting, high quality 100% cotton muslin backing, Omni thread, needles, and supplies.
     
    What adds to the basic pricing:
     
    If the client wants a non-muslin backing I only charge the difference in price from what I paid for the muslin and what I pay for their backing fabric.  In these cases I buy up to 1 yd more backing fabric than I think I need but don't charge them for this overage.  If there is a repeating pattern on the backing fabric I like to match up where the seams are so this takes more fabric.
    I also charge $15 in this case for sewing the backing together, ironing the seam etc.
     
    Any t-shirt that takes extra work is an additional $5. For example - sports jerseys that are thick or button down shirts
    Any photo that they want printed on fabric is an additional $10-$21.  I scan the photos myself but use a professional printer.
     
    If the client wants their fabric pre-washed I charge $35.  In this case I hand wash it and hang dry.  Takes longer but I like to do it this way.
     
    If they want their quilt tomorrow its an additional $5,795.00  Nobody's taken me up on this yet! Whew.
     
    In a word - DO IT!  
    Charlie
     
     
     
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    WandaGerdes reacted to LindaSteller in Which threads do you have a love/hate relationship with?   
    I use Glide almost exclusively.  And, you'll never catch me winding a bobbin.  Magna Glide or Magna Quilt, all the way.  I do use Essence (clear) for SID a lot, and I occasionally use Cairo Quilt, So Fine, or solid King Tut, but 99.9% of the time, it's Glide.
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    WandaGerdes reacted to whitepinesquilter in CompuQuilter is no longer in business   
    Oh, bummer. For those of us who were considering purchasing one of the used systems for sale, it now looks as if we would have no support if anything goes wrong.  I guess I don't want to be in that position no matter the price of the system.  Thanks for posting this.
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