Hello all, Mary Ellen here.

Have you ever spent hours making a quilt for someone only to find that they have no appreciation of the value of what you’ve made? I know that once you give the quilt away, you’re supposed to relinquish all ownership claims, including any parameters for its use. Hard to do sometimes.

This morning I came across this post which really works out the value of a quilt, versus the blanket that some folks equate them to. One of the commenters to this post says she is going to print it out and include it with any quilt she gives away. Not a bad idea.

I had another thought while reading the post. I often see quilts and quilted items for sale for less than the cost of the materials it takes to make them. Doesn’t the quilter value her own lovely work?  I’ve been told when I bring this up for discussion that people won’t pay what it’s worth. My reply is in two parts: 1. If you don’t charge at least the cost of the materials, then you are in effect paying the customer to buy your project, and 2. If we quilters don’t start to educate customers on the value of our art, it will never get the respect it deserves.

Okay, I’m climbing down from my soap box now. Here’s the link to the post. Click here.