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Scooter Pie said:
I'm waiting for the person I made this for (son's xmas present) to come pick up! This is the 3rd one of these Ive made for her...I always get very nervous and imagine she's going to hate it and refuse to pay. Anxiety is so annoying!

What do you guys think? I'm charging $350 usd. I do not charge enough...my fault. But it's hard to know your value!
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That is fab! How do you cost it up? You should do an hourly rate and also include the materials you use.
 
Scooter Pie said:
I'm waiting for the person I made this for (son's xmas present) to come pick up! This is the 3rd one of these Ive made for her...I always get very nervous and imagine she's going to hate it and refuse to pay. Anxiety is so annoying!

What do you guys think? I'm charging $350 usd. I do not charge enough...my fault. But it's hard to know your value!
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I think it's gorgeous! I am planning on getting a T-shirt quilt made in the future.
 
Scooter Pie said:
I'm waiting for the person I made this for (son's xmas present) to come pick up! This is the 3rd one of these Ive made for her...I always get very nervous and imagine she's going to hate it and refuse to pay. Anxiety is so annoying!

What do you guys think? I'm charging $350 usd. I do not charge enough...my fault. But it's hard to know your value!
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That is extraordinary, and as someone who quilts you are charging way too little for all the work that went into it.
I am sure they will be thrilled with it - you have done an amazing job.
If they provide all the materials (t-shirts, backing, batting and binding) I would expect to charge around $550, if they only supply the t-shirts then I would be thinking more in the region of $750 - $850.
I had a friend ask me to make them a quilt to match the colour scheme of their bedroom. I told them I would, but people who don't quilt have no idea of the time and cost - it is not a cheap hobby at all. She got quite miffed when I gave her an offer, as she said I was trying to rip her off. So I took her to the fabric store and we costed up the base materials, then I invited her over to help cut and sew one square. She was blown away by the cost of supplies and the hours of work that even the most basic quilt takes!
 
Spaghetti & Noodles said:
First batch of mince pies out of the oven, second batch in with a few made with my homemade mince meat, it seemed quite dry, I'm wondering if I should have left it longer? View attachment 192505
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Homemade Mincemeat is quite dry compared to the commercial stuff you buy. The fat is in the suet and that melts in the oven. Homemade Mincemeat has more fruit and less liquid than the stuff you buy as liquid adds to the weight so that it's cheaper to make. I bet your Homemade Mincemeat pies taste a lot nicer. I haven't bought any Mincemeat for years or any mince pies as I much prefer my own.
 
Scooter Pie said:
I'm waiting for the person I made this for (son's xmas present) to come pick up! This is the 3rd one of these Ive made for her...I always get very nervous and imagine she's going to hate it and refuse to pay. Anxiety is so annoying!

What do you guys think? I'm charging $350 usd. I do not charge enough...my fault. But it's hard to know your value!
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That is beautiful.
At US$ 350 you are undercharging.
I spent a wonderful day in Amish country in Pennsylvania and saw just how much work went into making a quilt. That was over 20 years ago and US$ 350 would have been mid range then.
 
Betsy said:
Homemade Mincemeat is quite dry compared to the commercial stuff you buy. The fat is in the suet and that melts in the oven. Homemade Mincemeat has more fruit and less liquid than the stuff you buy as liquid adds to the weight so that it's cheaper to make. I bet your Homemade Mincemeat pies taste a lot nicer. I haven't bought any Mincemeat for years or any mince pies as I much prefer my own.
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When I’ve made mincemeat I soaked all the fruit well in fruit juice or brandy to help it‘s moistness
 
Betsy said:
Homemade Mincemeat is quite dry compared to the commercial stuff you buy. The fat is in the suet and that melts in the oven. Homemade Mincemeat has more fruit and less liquid than the stuff you buy as liquid adds to the weight so that it's cheaper to make. I bet your Homemade Mincemeat pies taste a lot nicer. I haven't bought any Mincemeat for years or any mince pies as I much prefer my own.
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Thank you for that, it's the recipe you kindly sent, I guess it's just because it's different and the first time I have made it. It was made back at the beginning of may so has sat for a while maturing. I think it tasted lovely, have a couple more jars so might leave them to mature for longer and see how they turn out, if I have any more time I will make another batch with the jar I opened. We are a bit fussy with mince pies and never buy supermarket ones! Has to be homemade.
Have you tried with vegetable suet? Seeing as daughter is (mostly) vegetarian might need it next year.
 
Spaghetti & Noodles said:
Thank you for that, it's the recipe you kindly sent, I guess it's just because it's different and the first time I have made it. It was made back at the beginning of may so has sat for a while maturing. I think it tasted lovely, have a couple more jars so might leave them to mature for longer and see how they turn out, if I have any more time I will make another batch with the jar I opened. We are a bit fussy with mince pies and never buy supermarket ones! Has to be homemade.
Have you tried with vegetable suet? Seeing as daughter is (mostly) vegetarian might need it next year.
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No I haven't tried it with vegetable suet but should be OK. I have substituted the suet for Stork margarine as I made some for my late FIL who was a Coeliac so had to have gluten free and was very nice and kept well. If it's my recipe then it'll be very good! The longer you leave it the better it'll be. I have just used some that I made about 18 months ago and it's lovely. I made some more in May this year and hope it'll be maturing for at least 2 years before I use it.
 
Swissgreys said:
That is extraordinary, and as someone who quilts you are charging way too little for all the work that went into it.
I am sure they will be thrilled with it - you have done an amazing job.
If they provide all the materials (t-shirts, backing, batting and binding) I would expect to charge around $550, if they only supply the t-shirts then I would be thinking more in the region of $750 - $850.
I had a friend ask me to make them a quilt to match the colour scheme of their bedroom. I told them I would, but people who don't quilt have no idea of the time and cost - it is not a cheap hobby at all. She got quite miffed when I gave her an offer, as she said I was trying to rip her off. So I took her to the fabric store and we costed up the base materials, then I invited her over to help cut and sew one square. She was blown away by the cost of supplies and the hours of work that even the most basic quilt takes!
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Thank you so much...at least I just do a fleece backing, and 5 yards cost $17 so I didn't spend much on materials.

My problem is that I aways forget about how long the quilting and binding takes (I do a machine sewn self-facing). $300 would be $10 a square and my hourly rate for alterations is $20. So that's right on (each block takes 30 min or less) So for $350 I'm doing the rest for $50 😫

I think $10 a square plus $150 would be better.

This person was the first person to ask for one after I put a pic of one I did for my son on facebook. I did NOT know what to charge so I came up with $250. After that, I knew I had to go higher. She wants one for all 5 of her kids and even asked if she could get 3 for $300 when I raised the price.

The bottom line is that, I was more concerned about making her happy and wasn't confident in my abilities. Now I am.

I really appreciate your advice!
 
Betsy said:
No I haven't tried it with vegetable suet but should be OK. I have substituted the suet for Stork margarine as I made some for my late FIL who was a Coeliac so had to have gluten free and was very nice and kept well. If it's my recipe then it'll be very good! The longer you leave it the better it'll be. I have just used some that I made about 18 months ago and it's lovely. I made some more in May this year and hope it'll be maturing for at least 2 years before I use it.
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Perfect thank you, I'll perhaps try and make a jar of veggie one before I go back to school and leave the rest for longer.
 
Spaghetti & Noodles said:
Thank you for that, it's the recipe you kindly sent, I guess it's just because it's different and the first time I have made it. It was made back at the beginning of may so has sat for a while maturing. I think it tasted lovely, have a couple more jars so might leave them to mature for longer and see how they turn out, if I have any more time I will make another batch with the jar I opened. We are a bit fussy with mince pies and never buy supermarket ones! Has to be homemade.
Have you tried with vegetable suet? Seeing as daughter is (mostly) vegetarian might need it next year.
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I use vegetable suet as I’m vegetarian.
It works just as well.
 
Spaghetti & Noodles said:
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Needed a table centre but couldn't find one I liked, so I bought a reduced door wreath and a pack of mini cones, used some lights I already had and a candle. Feel it's missing something but not sure what.
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Do you have some ribbon? I feel like a nice ribbon tied around the candle would look nice. Or if you don't have that, something read would add.

edit: I meant red not read. :mal:
 
Spaghetti & Noodles said:
I think it's too do with the size of eggs! When the recipe I used was originally written eggs were a proper size, nowadays (now I sound old!) a they are all different.
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If it calls for 2 try 1M and 1L I find “mixing sizes” in some recipes can make all the difference. Discovered purely on accident when I had to do it once when odd sizes was all I had.
 
Spaghetti & Noodles said:
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Needed a table centre but couldn't find one I liked, so I bought a reduced door wreath and a pack of mini cones, used some lights I already had and a candle. Feel it's missing something but not sure what.
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Looks amazing. 😍. I agree with a ribbon or maybe some Holly with berries?
 
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