This is the making of Frog Frenzy.
A friend asked me to make this for her and bought me all the fabric.
I wont do a tutorial for this as I dont remember what sizes I cut things.
Previous post about Frog Frenzy here
First: Cut your pieces
Next- do some sewing
then pressing... lots of pressing
and more sewing
put your blocks together
trim them to all the same size
so pretty
then try to decide on a layout. This one is a bit boring.
a bit better....
that looks good
nah.
sew the blocks in rows and then the rows together.
Get a baby to model play on it.
have a little fun with the pictures
quilt it 1/4 inch from the outside of the black sashing.
sign it and wash it.
take a few pictures and hand it to your friend.
Now I have a question for you all.
I am not allowed to make money here (due to being a dependent on a VISA) but I am just curious.
How much would your time be worth??
if someone gave you fabric so it was only your time that was being paid for?
I know that crafters never make enough to cover their time.
But its a question I was wondering about.
For example in this quilt I kept track of the time I spend for fun and it was about 17 hours start to finish (minus time for planning)
I loved doing it just as another project (that I dont have room for to keep in my house).
Let me know:
How much is your time worth?
4 comments:
Hey Debbie -
This article is pitched at people who are trying to do crafts for a living, but it was an interesting look at the idea of all costs involved in a project.
http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/08/how-to_price_your_handcrafted.html
I know we do our crafts in part as a creative therapy outlet, in a world where handcrafted appeal meets a real budget crunch - not to mention VISA requirements... but it's interesting to thing about what it would take to make it work in a real life scenario!
Also consider how much work for other people's taste or repetitive you'd really want to make.
There are a few people who I know who might be able to give you a better realistic answer... the lady who does the longarm quilting - how does she decided on price vs time & supplies. Kadi at Chix who does knitting for others for a price.
I'm so glad you're having fun!
@ the very least when it's all said & done you'll have an awesome portfolio if/when you DO get a green card.
Debbie, it looks great! I love all the photos - such fun angles!
This is close enought o a tutorial for me. Looks like the big piece is 4 1/2 X 9 1/2. The small squares 4 1/2 X 4 1/2. Then 1 1/2 X 9 1/2 and 1 1/2 X 4 1/2 strips. I will be adding this to my to do list. I will have to read that artical. 17 hours is a large amount if time.
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