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Especially For You
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tina
Watkinsville
GA
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 Posted - Feb 25 2009 : 05:18:08 AM
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Does anyon epay to have their quilts quilted by a professional?
And if how much do you pay,by the square inch, pattern,quilt size.
Thanks,
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
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Posted - Feb 25 2009 : 06:04:53 AM
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I have paid to have quilts professionally done. It varies depending on the machine quilter. I have paid over $100 to have a special design done on about a double size quilt , I know some people charge by the square inch, but I usually ask for a ballpark figure before I surrender a quilt. I haven't been able to send one in for quilting for a long time which is why I have so many tops. If you check the back of quilting magazines there are usually lots of ads for machine quilters.
Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
"Give me shelter from the storm" - Bob Dylan
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cinnamongirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1682 Posts
Carrie
Canada
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Posted - Feb 25 2009 : 06:34:22 AM
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A lot depends on their experience as a machine quilter a newer one will charge less if you know someone and trust them. It does take awhile to get the skill right. I would say you are looking at 100.00 and up it also depends on design and size of your quilt. Go to your local quilt shops for recomendations. Best to find one in your area especially if you quilt a lot.
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True Blue Farmgirl
541 Posts
Tina
Watkinsville
GA
541 Posts |
Posted - Feb 25 2009 : 06:45:21 AM
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I am doing this for people around her. Mostly friends and girls in my quilting guild. Someone said I should start doing this as a home based business. i just don't know what to charge. May Dad left me some money when he died and always wanted me to start my own business. Soooooo.... I just don't know, doing it for friends is one thing but to do it for money, well....
Tina~#455 |
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cinnamongirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1682 Posts
Carrie
Canada
1682 Posts |
Posted - Feb 25 2009 : 07:02:40 AM
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Tina are you machine quilting? I wouldn't start to much lower then 100 it would depend on your experince. The bigger the quilt the more they charge and most of the time I find they will help you decide on pattern of what looks good. Of course the harder that is they will add in. I would check my area to see what others are charging and if noone does it you could charge whatever. Keep a portfolio of your work. You can always raise your prices after you build clientel to. Also advertise at your quilt shops. Goodluck with your new buisness it is one of my dreams to do.  |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Feb 25 2009 : 07:08:44 AM
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I found a professional source for quilt finishing on this site and sent a quilt to her and she had her Amish family members do the work and returned it to me, and it was wonderful. It cost me about four hundred dollars and that was for a queen quilt. I had the batting and the backing and the thread all ready to give her. All was hand done.
Her name is Ruby Nelson, and she used to post here....perhaps she could be a source of knowledge for you!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3322 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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Posted - Feb 25 2009 : 09:17:12 AM
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I restore vintage quilts...have for years. The first one I did was a queen size quilt called Trip around the World with 1-inch squares it took me almost 2-years to hand quilt all those tiny little squares She paid me $800.00 to complete it. At the time it made me very nervous having her quilt in my house with small kids...even though I had my front room where I had all my quilting. But, we needed the money at the time and I wasn't working outside the home. I have only restored a handful of quilts for someone else, but I enjoyed it soooo much.
I am always looking for vintage tops if anyone has any out there for sale let me know! I'd appreciate it. For trade or cash
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Edited by - melody on Feb 25 2009 09:18:43 AM |
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True Blue Farmgirl
541 Posts
Tina
Watkinsville
GA
541 Posts |
Posted - Feb 25 2009 : 2:31:12 PM
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Melody,
I have a quilt, its old but it is a full quilt. It is in need of tender loving care. If you would like it I will send it to you.
Carrie,
I have huge quilting machine and frame it will due up to a king size quilt. Thanks for all the suggestions. I will start keep a portfolio of my patterns that i will do. Right now I have several t-shirt quilts that I am working on for the softball team.
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3322 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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cinnamongirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1682 Posts
Carrie
Canada
1682 Posts |
Posted - Feb 25 2009 : 6:17:20 PM
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Tina you lucky girl! I would do it at home to if I had one.
Some of you girls sure pay a hefty price but I guess it depends where you live or how far you ship.
Have you checked pricing in town Tina you can do it on telephone.
Keep pics of your work to in your portfolio
After things start getting busy do you need a buisness license there cause here you can write off a lot on your taxes when you do. Food for thought
Here we also have to baste the layers before people will take them.
Let us know how things go and anything else we can help with ask |
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Janneane Hazlip
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janneane
Fort Scott
Kansas
USA
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Posted - Feb 25 2009 : 7:29:32 PM
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Tina, last year I sent a pieced quilt (85.25x97)=8269 square inches to be machine quilted. She charged 13 cents/square inch. I provided the backing. She provided the batting at $5.00 yard. She did a French fold binding at .08cents per inch. Total fee $149.15. I later sent her an embroidered quilt that had a lot of plain white background and required more quiting it was .15cents per square inch.
I gave her free reign and was thrilled with the results. She did lots of close machine quilting. Hope this helps. Janneane |
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True Blue Farmgirl
541 Posts
Tina
Watkinsville
GA
541 Posts |
Posted - Feb 26 2009 : 12:39:21 PM
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Thanks girls that does help. I realy apreciate the good advice.
Tina |
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