Hitomi Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 So I am a new quilter. Been quilting for only about 3 months, but sewing all my life. I currently do craft shows to sell my children clothes I design and sew. The last show I did I took some of the quilts I have sewn in the past month. I don't feel I am experienced enough to charge a great deal for my quilts (I'm still learning and making mistakes as I go). What is the going price for quilts and what should I charge? I have been quilting baby blankets and throw size quilts. Here's a sample of the latest quilt I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Hitomi don't sell yourself short. Remember that once your name and reputation get out there it will get harder to raise your prices. I would do an analysis of costs including materials and time. Determine what you want to make an hour including the cost of your machines. Wear and tear on your machines cost $'s too. Cute quilt by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 I agree doubly with Heidi on this. Economy in your area should give you a base to work on, minimum wage, overhead, etc. Cute quilt.. I love the batiks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Very cute quilt. I'd quilt that out like water! Go ahead and charge a "real" price. You will quickly see you are worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitomi Posted November 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 So I took about 8 hours to complete this quilt, I usually charge $25.00 an hour when I sew for my customers. I should then charge $200.00 for this quilt? The cost for fabric and batting is about $17.00, making it $217.00. Do people pay that much for a quilt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaildrake Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Hitomi. Isn't it all in the eye of the beholder? I think your price is your price and they will pay if they really like it. Won;t find one anywhere else. Let them like it, pay your price for it, then share there love for it with others and that's free advertising. Then watch yourself getting More people looking for and buying your quilts. You go girl!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 That's a beautiful quilt! If there's a fisherman in the family, they'd love it. I was always told to figure your costs and double that. However $34 is ridiculous for that quilt. You have to decide what price you'll accept for the quilt. Then once you start selling, you'll have a better idea what people in your area will pay for a quilt. However, I would never put a low price on a quilt just to sell it. I would gift it or donate it to a charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neher-in-law5 Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 You already have people that will pay your present price for the work you are doing. Don't go lower and cheapen the work you do. The quilt is very nice. If you have been sewing for a long time, the finer points of quilting won't take you long to master. A lot of the quality of quilting (when doing the piecing) is the same as the other sewing you have done. And you already know what is good quality in stitches for the quilting. Keep on as you have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 If you charge a reasonable price for your hand-sewn garments, and they sell well, do not discount the quilts. A standard seems to be $100 per square yard for a commissioned quilt, so ballpark for a 44" X 60" generous baby quilt might be $204. Obviously simpler patterns and overall quilting will get you a better hourly wage. But nothing matters if they don't sell at your asking price. Good luck and let us know how things go for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltingbird2 Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 I have had a custom quilt business for 7 years and have found the only way someone will pay what a quilt is really worth is if it is a personalized one utilizing their t-shirts, photos or clothing. Otherwise people do not realize the amount of time and effort that goes into our wonderful creations! really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seakitten Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Madelyn & Linda are right, as usual. You already know that your customers like your work. Your quilting is beautiful (you learned from the best, right?). Your materials are top quality. Your quilts will sell, do not discount them. Go in to the store & look at what Karen has for sale; I don't remember the size of that quilt, but I think she'd price it $225-250 when finished. Granted, they do not sell very fast at that price, but they do sell. If you want to push them faster at craft fairs, you can offer a "special", but don't do that with any really elaborate quilting. ted I used to charge $100/sq. yd. for custom-made quilts (still do I guess, since it is still printed on my brochure), but materials are going up. From recent discussions on this forum, I am seeing that the going rate on the Mainland is now closer to $20-25/sq. ft. That would be a hard sell here, but you could start there. Your fishies are adorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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