Article: Quilting-quality fabric can easily cost around $13 USD a yard, but that’s only a fraction of the cost of crafting a quilt. You will also need to factor in the cost of backing fabric, thread, batting, binding, fusible web, and anything else you used in the fabrication of your quilt.  You may even want to factor in the depreciation of some of your equipment, like your sewing machine and needles. The materials needed for a 68 by 94 inches (170 cm × 240 cm) quilt will likely cost at least $150 USD. Only you can decide how much your time is worth. Some quilters sell their work for just the cost of materials, but this makes it harder for other quilters who feel they deserve to be compensated for their time. For the most part, the more experience you have making quilts, the more you should charge per hour.  If you’re selling the very first quilt you ever made, you may want to use your local minimum wage (for instance, $7.25 in most areas of the U.S.) to determine your rate. If you’ve been making quilts for years and you know your work is high-quality, you should compare your rate to that of other skilled craftsmen. Skilled carpenters, for instance, earn around $23/hour in the U.S.  Once you come up with your hourly rate, keep track of how long it takes you to create the quilt, then multiply your rate by the number of hours to get your final labor cost. Most online shops charge the seller a commission in exchange for listing their items. If you’ll have to pay a commission, you may want to include this in the price of your quilt.  Some quilters consider this one of the costs of doing business, and opt to cover the commission out of their own pockets. The commission for a sale on Etsy, for instance, is 3.5%.  Most sites charge the buyer for shipping separately from the total cost of the item. If you’re selling a quilt that you didn’t make yourself, it can be harder to calculate the value. Look online for quilts from the same time period or made in a similar pattern, then compare the prices of several different options to try to come up with a base price. If you know who made the quilt, try searching for other quilts by the same person or region to determine their value.
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Calculate the cost of your materials. Determine your labor cost per hour. Consider compensating yourself for any commission you’ll have to pay. Research similar quilts on auction sites if you’re selling vintage quilts.