How much to make a quilt from scratch?
Costs: fabric, batting, back – anywhere from $75 for a small baby/toddler quilt UP
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Labor: rate ranges from $10 psf to $15 psf (charged per square foot.)
Ex: 60” x 60” quilt.
60 x 60 = 3600 /144 (in. in a square foot) = 25 x $10 (simple pattern) = $250
Ex: 110” x 110” quilt (king)
110 x 110 = 12100 / 144 = 84 x $15 (complex pattern) = $1260
How much to quilt and/or finish this quilt top?
Batting:
96” Legacy 80/20 batting $8 per yard
Pre-packaged battings such as W&N available at regular retail prices
Thread: $10 unless specialty thread is used, $5 additional per color change
Quilting: Minimum Charge $50.00
- Pantograph sparse to medium density,no borders, simply Edge-to-Edge
$.0125 psi (per square inch)
ex: 60 x 60 = 3600 x .0125 is only $45 so the charge is $50.00
ex: 90 x 96 = 8640 x .0125 = $108
$.015-.0175 psi
@$.015psi, ex: 60x60 = $54, 90x96 = $129.60
@$.0175psi, ex 60x 60 = $63, 90x96 =$151.12
$.0175 psi (see examples above)
Light to medium $.0175 psi
Medium to dense $.02 - .05 psi
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Custom – stitching in the ditch or outlining, many pattern changes or thread changes,templates or rulers used, special borders , stippling, etc
$.02 and up
Miscellaneous Services: MINIMUM $10
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Hemming pants, dresses, etc. $20 per hour + supplies
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Cut, sew & apply binding $.15 per linear inch ex: 60x 60 =$24.00
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Cut, sew & apply binding & sew down by machine $.20 per linear inch ex 60 x 60 = $36.00
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Press top before quilting $20 per hour
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Seam fabric for backing $20 per hour