Selling a quilt

[quiltgirl]

Hi - I am selling a quilt that I pieced but had quilted by a professional longarm quilter. I paid her for her services. Since I have never sold a quilt before, I do not know the "etiquette." Is it customary to give a portion of the sales price to the LA quilter?

[witha'K'quilting]

You wouldn't need to give her any proceeds from the sale. You already paid her for her services...so her part is done!

[Bonnie]

No, you pieced it, you paid for the service of having it quilted, you owe nothing more to the quilter.

Now if it was a quilt going to a show and it won a prize or money, then you might, but then I personally would have rather had the ribbon than the money...if it was me.

[Quilting Heidi]

I agree with Kristina and Bonnie. If a customer won prize money I would never expect them to share it but a bonus would be nice. I figure I charge them for the service at what I think is a fair price. I would expect to be acknowledged as the quilter.

[carolinequilts]

I have quilted quilts for a customer who sells her quilts. I've never even considered asking for proceeds from the sale. I charge her for the quilting as I would any other customer and she can do what she wants with the quilt after that - it is hers to sell or keep or give away.

[quiltgirl]

Thank you all. I just was unfamiliar with the proper thing to do, and wanted to make sure that I did what is appropriate.

[bobbi]

One thing I would surely suggest would be to make sure that the label on the back of your quilt also lists the name or website, etc. of the quilter. Such as:

Name of quilt

type of bat, etc.

Designed and Pieced by:

your name here

Quilted by:

quilter's name here

What ever else information you want to put on it.