I think what Karlee was trying to get across to those of you that don't want
to be bothered with "begging" family members is to price high and keep your
fingers crossed that the little trick works. They'll usually refuse the
price time and time again and if they don't, that's fine too!!! You'll
surely make a tidy profit for your work and maybe for once be paid what your
time is actually worth.

Shelly
"Dr. Quilter" wrote in message
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How much to charge for quilts is an issue that comes up constantly, and
I am always amazed at the prices quoted. While I agree that we should
not underestimate our work, I wouldn't dream of charging 800 bucks for a
baby quilt.... of course I don't make quilts to be sold, I either keep
them or give them away as gifts, but for me that would be the price for
a smallish artsy quilt, not one of my own creations!

How much do baby sized hand-quilted mennonite or amish quilts go for? I
would look at those, compare my workmanship with theirs and go down from
there, eg. if it is machine quilted, etc.

I can see a beautiful art quilt made by a good artist (not me! ) go
for a couple thousand dollars, even several thousand, but that is a
different category, not comparable to what I make.

What I am trying to say, I guess, is that not all quilts are worth
thousands of dollars, only the really good ones and I would not dream of
inlcuding mine in that category. And I am not being humble, I know what
I can do, I know that there are small mistakes that maybe only I can
see, etc. etc.... Am I completely off track here? Are we going in the
opposite direction, from 'not valuing our work' to assuming everything
we make, regardless of quality, is worth a lot?


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