Help WAshing a New Baby Quilt - Page 6

> Howdy!
> =A0 =A0Some people do want a custom quilt, handquilted, and are willing t=

> pay for it. =A0Yesterday 2 women at church approached me about
> commissioning a quilt. =A0The first wants an "old-fashioned" king-size,
> to go on her family-antique bed; knowing the squash of the bulk of
> that size quilt, I put her off, but she's still interested and knows
> the price... & the value of a well-made quilt. =A0 =A0The other woman wan=

> her antique quilt top quilted, by hand. =A0We'll see.
> =A0 =A0I don't mind people asking "how much?" or "will you make me a quil=

> It's a great opportunity to educate them about the value of a quilt,
> the difference between a "real quilt" (my term) and one of "those things"
> they can buy in a bag w/ matching pillow shams. =A0I don't calculate
> labor costs, I have a set price and that's it, start to finish, and
> we can negotiate about the fabric.
> =A0 =A0This topic always reminds me of the "I don't quilt for competition=

> topic (2 weeks ago <g>). =A0Some DO quilt for cash, some quilt for
> competition, and I'm glad. =A0 Both can be a pleasure, and to have anothe=

> of my quilts out there in The World, being enjoyed, "It's all good."
> R/Sandy =A0- Quilter =A0 ;-)
> On 11/2/09 4:01 AM, in article 59bte55nqah25euvjavb6pujqmu7r0r...@4ax.com=

> > LOL! Most potential customers back off if you start doing the math for
> > them. The price of fabric for the top alone =A0is usually more than the=

> > expected to pay for a finished quilt! And if they are still
> > interested, then I explain my labor costs. Of course, I might give in
> > if offered that much money.
> > Roberta in D
> > wrote:
> >>> Join the club! :O I've noticed that one of the first things many peop=

> >>> ask when they find out that we're quilters is, "Do you sell your
> >>> quilts?" Nope. Not me. I think it would take all of the fun out of
> >>> making them.
> >> Too much like work if I HAVE to do it! =A0You got to be real careful h=

> >> tell people though. =A0We had a little quilt show at a church during a
> >> community festival a few weeks ago. =A0About 30-40 quilts, it was real=

> >> beautiful!
> >> A woman came in and asked one of the girls if the quilts were for sale=

> >> quilt gal said, "oh, honey, you couldn't afford them!" =A0Meaning, lik=

> >> most of us sure ain't doing it for the money. =A0However, for $20,000 =

> >> could be bought.
> >> The woman got extremely offended (rightfully so!) yelled at the quilt =

> >> and stomped off. =A0We didn't get a chance to explain that it is just
> >> something we quilters say to each other.
> >> This is what happens when they let us out amongst the English. =A0We m=

> >> keep to our own kind and forget how to interact with "normal" people.
> >> Cindy- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -

> My co-worker wants to make a queen-sized quilt for her son and future
> daughter-in-law. I was willing to help her.
> Then I explained what it may cost for her to have it long-armed
> quilted. This gal has decided she will make one all on her own, by
> hand.
> ah, well.
> Ginger in CA

> My co-worker wants to make a queen-sized quilt for her son and future
> daughter-in-law. I was willing to help her.
> Then I explained what it may cost for her to have it long-armed
> quilted. This gal has decided she will make one all on her own, by
> hand.
>
> ah, well.
>
> Ginger in CA
>
>> Howdy!
>>
>>    Some people do want a custom quilt, handquilted, and are willing to
>> pay for it.  Yesterday 2 women at church approached me about
>> commissioning a quilt.  The first wants an "old-fashioned" king-size,
>> to go on her family-antique bed; knowing the squash of the bulk of
>> that size quilt, I put her off, but she's still interested and knows
>> the price... & the value of a well-made quilt.    The other woman wants
>> her antique quilt top quilted, by hand.  We'll see.
>>    I don't mind people asking "how much?" or "will you make me a quilt?"
>> It's a great opportunity to educate them about the value of a quilt,
>> the difference between a "real quilt" (my term) and one of "those things"
>> they can buy in a bag w/ matching pillow shams.  I don't calculate
>> labor costs, I have a set price and that's it, start to finish, and
>> we can negotiate about the fabric.
>>    This topic always reminds me of the "I don't quilt for competition"
>> topic (2 weeks ago <g>).  Some DO quilt for cash, some quilt for
>> competition, and I'm glad.   Both can be a pleasure, and to have another
>> of my quilts out there in The World, being enjoyed, "It's all good."
>>
>> R/Sandy  - Quilter   ;-)
>>
>> On 11/2/09 4:01 AM, in article 59bte55nqah25euvjavb6pujqmu7r0r...@4ax.com,
>>
>>
>>
>>> LOL! Most potential customers back off if you start doing the math for
>>> them. The price of fabric for the top alone  is usually more than they
>>> expected to pay for a finished quilt! And if they are still
>>> interested, then I explain my labor costs. Of course, I might give in
>>> if offered that much money.
>>> Roberta in D

> Howdy!
>
> Why would she have to have it long-arm quilted?
>
> Hooray for hand quilting! ;-D
>
> R/Sandy
>
>

in my quilting world. ;->

> Speed?
>
> You're not going to tell me you can handquilt a queen sized quilt as
> quickly as a long arm machine can, are you?
>
> marcella
>
> wrote:
>

> My co-worker wants to make a queen-sized quilt for her son and future
> daughter-in-law. I was willing to help her.
> Then I explained what it may cost for her to have it long-armed
> quilted. This gal has decided she will make one all on her own, by
> hand.
>
> ah, well.
>
> Ginger in CA
>
>> Howdy!
>>
>>    Some people do want a custom quilt, handquilted, and are willing to
>> pay for it.  Yesterday 2 women at church approached me about
>> commissioning a quilt.  The first wants an "old-fashioned" king-size,
>> to go on her family-antique bed; knowing the squash of the bulk of
>> that size quilt, I put her off, but she's still interested and knows
>> the price... & the value of a well-made quilt.    The other woman wants
>> her antique quilt top quilted, by hand.  We'll see.
>>    I don't mind people asking "how much?" or "will you make me a quilt?"
>> It's a great opportunity to educate them
>>
>> Why would she have to have it long-arm quilted?
>>
>> Hooray for hand quilting! ;-D
>>
>> R/Sandy
>>
>>
>>