Hobbyhorse1027

If you charge $150 for an 80X80 quilt there will not be any cushion for incidentals. For example if the pattern isn't clear and a mistake is made in cutting you may not have enough fabric. If more fabric needs to be ordered it will take time to arrive. This in itself could cause stress. Good luck!

Alondra

Way too little! Check some of the quilts on sale online. Even on clearance, they're more than that! Don't forget the thread for quilting, too. Your time is worth something! Don't underestimate yourself!

sue in NH

For that amount of money and time I would choose a real simple block like a nine patch, shoo-fly. yellow brick road or something easy.
And I would look for some real bargain prices too. I once made a generous queen/king log cabin quilt for a perfect stranger and charged way too little for all my time & effort. I learned a lot from that mistake. On the other hand I have given a lot of quilts away as gifts. You're a good-hearted person to consider her situation. Good luck with this project.

Halo

I have made several quilts that were requested. Since I live in a low income area I price mine as, whatever the cost of the supplies, I only double that amount. If I lived in a higher income area, I would certainly charge more.

zz-pd

I think it is very kind of you for thinking about her financies when pricing the quilt you are doing for her. God bless. Penny

ruthieg

I too have done quilts for "friends". At first it was fun. But there a lot of stress that goes along with it. Just do you best. Reinforce that you are new at this. As you grow in your skills you can charge more. I would suggest that set a price in the future ( you will understand after you do one). Also, remember this is your hobby. Stress will interfere with the fun of it. I charge for the fabric right after I buy it, and I only by quality fabric, as this affects the whole project. I charge .5 cents per square inch. You can also charge per square foot as some one else recommended. Also, I never work under that close of a deadline. You never know what could come up. Reduce stress and enjoy what you are doing. :D

marla

If you know how to do FMQ do it. Cuz a LAQ may charge you $150.00 then you owuld be out labor and material.
A friend charged someone just for the quilt top. They wen to the fabric shop to pick out the backing and then hired a quilter to quilt it, paid for by her customer.

Judie

I'm with Justwannaquilt.. I do a lot for people and don't charge them for my time. I usually do things for people that really can't do it themselves because they are physically not able, or because they just have no clue how to do it. I am a firm believer in that old saying "what goes around, comes around".

If you told her you'd do it for $50 and you need that $50.00, then do it and don't give it another thought. If you don't get all you can, or even all you might deserve, that's okay, it will come back to you in other ways or other times. I wouldn't not go back on what I told her no matter what I thought about it later.