DoryJM Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 I was at a new customer's house and she put me on the spot, a bit. I've known her for awhile, but as I was picking up the first quilt from her, she pointed out another one on the way. The one pictured. She asked whether I thought it should have more quilting. Rather than saying I thought it should have been done a certain way, I told her that one of the options I would have given her would have been quilting in the 9-patches and pinwheels, around the borders, behind the birds and on their wings. Apparently her sister had made this quilt before she died and to have it quilted quickly, they'd had it done by a computerized quilter. Her sister has since passed, so now she'd like to have the quilting done on it that I suggested. So...how do I charge for this?? The other LA'r did mostly SID with some design work in the outside border. I don't know that charging her my normal price is really fair, since I'm not doing the entire quilt. Thoughts, please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 How about charging her by the amount of time (by the hour) you put into quilting it and setup time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Dory, You have a minmum charge! Start there. Ask her to add fabric top and bottom so you can get in onto your machine then charge by the hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 All good suggestions. Is that a chicken scratch border? :P:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLake Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 I'd probably charge about half price my normal charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmquilt Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 I think I would charge my normal price. I think you will have some pucker issues because of the loose quilting and the binding already on. It might actually be easier in the long run to rip out the binding and stitching and just start over. Michele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcclannan Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 If you leave the outer border as it is you won't have any trouble attaching the quilt to your frame. Since the SID is done I would probably charge half my normal price. You are going to do great thing on this cute little quilt and she will love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbi Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 I'd also begin with my minimum charge... what you suggested will be at the very least, light custom. She suggested it needs more quilting, so don't feel guilty about charging regular price. I've been blessed to have LOTS of customer quilts in the last few months and many of them have what I'll call "short" backs. Meaning that even though they are long enough, they are barely wide enough. I've cut a couple of 6" pieces of muslin to baste along the sides of the back - it solves the problem of working with maybe 1 1/2" of backing for the sides. It keeps the quilt from "bouncing" too. This would help if you try to quilt this quilt as it is. OH yes, I do charge them for the time to add and remove the muslin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 With the border finished as it is...you can pin it to your leaders as is. I would charge your minimum...or full price...and maybe give a discount of 20% since there is some quilting already done. Not your fault the original longarmer didn't add enough quilting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 I think I would charge by the hour for something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted October 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Wow, thanks, guys. All good suggestions. I'm going to attempt to load without adding any muslin, but I have it if necessary. She has asked for the light custom, so I think I'll do the 20% discount thing. That seems fair enough...we'll see when I figure out the cost. Kristina...did you get some sun on that face????? I almost didn't recognize you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Yeppers. I have spent alot of time in the sun this summer between work and soccer and football with my kids...now I have racoon eyes! Didn't get burned though...just a farmers tan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted October 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 nothing wrong with farmers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francine Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Be careful being out there in the sun! skin cancer is no fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwltnldy Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 I think I might start the quilting in the middle and work my way outward (middle to top, then middle to bottom) I would be afraid that pinning it on and then rolling it up with so much non-quilted area might result in tucks on the back. And I agree, charge by the hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Originally posted by penelopefabric Be careful being out there in the sun! skin cancer is no fun! thanks. i agree. i wear loads of sunscreen. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Kristina, you're good. I rarely remember sunscreen and will probably end up with skin cancer on my shoulders from riding in tanks in the summer. As far as this quilt goes; I've never had it so easy. Other than having to pin (rather than staple) to my zippers, its lovely having everything already secured by SID. I've just been quilting fun designs...so easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Good golly Ms Molly! The quilter had a computer and that's all they did to it? Pitiful. (sorry, just had to speak my mind). I think it does need the treatment you suggest. I'd rip out and re-do that border. It is not pretty. It is stabilized, so I suppose you could give a reduction based on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 She really didn't do much...I'm having fun though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachelGabri Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Regarding whom you are talking about ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted November 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Rachel, the original computerized quilter didn't do much more to this quilt than SID and the borders. This is what the quilt looked like when I received it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted November 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 The after... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April W Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 So much nicer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb2bie Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 That really enhances the applique!!! Way to go!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 I love what you did around the applique! and the pinwheel swirls are a nice touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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