tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post2675781310719551662..comments2024-03-23T08:52:00.175-07:00Comments on Sweet P Quilting and Creations: How much is too much?paulettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964145784983121165noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-4718110861815899582010-11-25T09:02:43.039-08:002010-11-25T09:02:43.039-08:00What a shame, that price!!!!!What a shame, that price!!!!!baukjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699277788480772380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-4026979698669925042010-11-25T07:56:07.004-08:002010-11-25T07:56:07.004-08:00Oh I'm a pattern cheap stake. I love the beac...Oh I'm a pattern cheap stake. I love the beach quilt that Ryan Mckenna has out right now - but at around $120 for the quilt I'm thinking I only want one of the blocks at about $12 and even that I think if I have her fabric I can make the block without the pattern... You got some real deals.Sand and Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430185128657151447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-32189977652320646502010-11-25T06:01:27.656-08:002010-11-25T06:01:27.656-08:00Wow - that's alot of money for a set of patter...Wow - that's alot of money for a set of patterns - I couldn't justify spending that much. Love the blooms book by the way - might have to investigate that one!<br /><br />I think £10 to £15 is about as much as I would be prepared to pay for a pattern.... £25 to £30 for a book but it would have to be a really good one.<br /><br />As a 'newbie' I'm extremely grateful for the designers out there who offer free BOM's which gives me a chance to get to know this craft and I would be more likely to buy from those designers in the future.<br /><br />I know alot of time and effort goes into the designs but I'm sure they would sell lots more if the prices were affordable to us with lesser amounts of pennies in our pockets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-20128147729102570952010-11-24T23:55:17.575-08:002010-11-24T23:55:17.575-08:00That is just incredible. I think quilting is alre...That is just incredible. I think quilting is already a very expensive hobby (well it is if you're me and always need/want the latest gadget/tools), but I really think that is amazing. I bet they'd sell far more if the price was lower.QuiltSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121195815836334067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-66604732645097135832010-11-24T19:41:52.391-08:002010-11-24T19:41:52.391-08:00I love beautiful quilts but I have never seen a pa...I love beautiful quilts but I have never seen a pattern for $138.00. I'm like you, I'll have to pass.<br />MargeMargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12609405830851034135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-45647302395537213792010-11-24T17:50:16.631-08:002010-11-24T17:50:16.631-08:00Yes there are a lot of great designers out there w...Yes there are a lot of great designers out there who are very reasonable! I find that I am looking at more books now than ever just because of more bang for your buck and sometimes there are better instructions with a book!Kathy MacKiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036167100686615797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-51297829472431315972010-11-24T16:18:22.071-08:002010-11-24T16:18:22.071-08:00I'll bite. As a designer selling only small qu...I'll bite. As a designer selling only small quantities and printing my own, it simply COSTS ME more than $10 to print the pattern if there are a couple of large pattern sheets. Perhaps if I were procuding them commercially it would be different.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08418320852653847841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-40812828493350712622010-11-24T16:10:46.331-08:002010-11-24T16:10:46.331-08:00okay if it's 138 a set and five block in the s...okay if it's 138 a set and five block in the set that's $ 27.60 a block. that's just the pattern and I'll bet dollars to doughnuts each one of us have a very similar block already in their library some where. I don't think any pattern is worth that. Especially when there are so many more reasonable designers and their patterns out there.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719092779656444791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-70476313932143293242010-11-24T15:24:41.830-08:002010-11-24T15:24:41.830-08:00$138 is rather steep for a pattern even if they ca...$138 is rather steep for a pattern even if they call it a pattern set. Unless you are getting fabric, binding and precut pieces, this is not very realistic. As you said yourself, we will continue to buy those wonderful patterns of designers who are able to keep their prices under $10. And if you really want to save money, try designing a pattern yourself. I think, as quilters, we all have it in us.Heartsdesirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13046284753160269492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-18373209422224510982010-11-24T15:02:38.879-08:002010-11-24T15:02:38.879-08:00@Shakerwood I was JUST explaining this this mornin...@Shakerwood I was JUST explaining this this morning. You get a beautiful book for yourself too rather then a paper envelope to stuff away in your drawer!!The AfterCrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886848386836639584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-43308941173221497892010-11-24T14:41:32.015-08:002010-11-24T14:41:32.015-08:00So well said, Paulette. I can not imagine paying t...So well said, Paulette. I can not imagine paying that for a pattern. If I did, I would have no money left for fabric, so, why buy the pattern. Lots of beautiful free ones on the internet I would never pay more than 10.00 for a pattern and then I think that is almost to much. I will support the designers that make patterns we all can afford.<br />PaulaPaulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00802042176033620330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-22306550712707280052010-11-24T14:15:04.819-08:002010-11-24T14:15:04.819-08:00A quilt shop owner explained to me one time that i...A quilt shop owner explained to me one time that if you think about the difference between buying a book and buying a pattern, you would really think twice about the pattern. Sure the book costs more but you usually get 5 - 10 different quilt patterns in one book. If you figure the cost per quilt, the book wins out every time. Magazines are even better. Of course, you would have to make sure you like all the patterns in each one but still . . . . something to think about.Shakerwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793734053680624536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-86636842513705094372010-11-24T14:11:45.627-08:002010-11-24T14:11:45.627-08:00I agree Paulette, we like to support our industry ...I agree Paulette, we like to support our industry but yes there is a limit. Imagine the cost of that pattern here in Australia! I could probably travel over and buy it and still get change! (A little dramatic but you get the gist?)Elytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857438599489754345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-582070730124973982010-11-24T13:57:45.515-08:002010-11-24T13:57:45.515-08:00Like my dad used to tell me, "Money don't...Like my dad used to tell me, "Money don't grow on trees"! <br />LOL There is a limit to how much I'll pay for a pattern, or a pattern set.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-80042564559991030732010-11-24T13:57:12.086-08:002010-11-24T13:57:12.086-08:00Was the pattern a BOM at one time? It seems desig...Was the pattern a BOM at one time? It seems designers charge a lot more for patterns when they are part of a BOM. There is one I would like right now but the pattern set alone (no fabric) is $150 and I just can't justify spending that much on it. Another thing I don't like about some quilt patterns is spending $9 or $10 and finding that it is just individual motifs with directions to arrange as shown. For that price I think the pieces should be full size and arranged on a square of the finished size like the pattern in the Buggy Barn book you showed. I have found used but almost like new BOM patterns on ebay for a reasonable price.<br />I have also spend $30 for a Kim McLean applique pattern and felt it was worth it since her applique patterns are full size drawings of the finished piece. All you need to do is trace them.MJinMichiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452937164315964229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-60096440911518519522010-11-24T13:55:04.150-08:002010-11-24T13:55:04.150-08:00Like many other quilters I can't justify spend...Like many other quilters I can't justify spending that much on the pattern for one project.....I'm sure it's beautiful, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461697058136548513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-20695419722600131562010-11-24T13:16:28.616-08:002010-11-24T13:16:28.616-08:00i am going to be tottally honest. I have spent $75...i am going to be tottally honest. I have spent $75.00 fro a pattern. it was a primitive gahterings. It was the wool one . I forgot the name but it is beautifully & it has beautiful color copies. Very thick pattern 50 pages or so. It probably is a book.<br /><br />kimQuiltdollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337723372579202449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-28629386440282163162010-11-24T13:04:38.028-08:002010-11-24T13:04:38.028-08:00Oh gawsh I TOTALLY hear what you are saying. Some ...Oh gawsh I TOTALLY hear what you are saying. Some "namebrand" patterns are outrageous!<br /><br />However.. if you truly LOVE it..there is no price cap.The AfterCrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886848386836639584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-78487171004664817882010-11-24T12:15:57.017-08:002010-11-24T12:15:57.017-08:00Blimey how can they justify that much!! No way co...Blimey how can they justify that much!! No way could I pay that, so I agree with you lets applaud the designers that keep their prices low, and all the really generous ones who put them out there for free. LindaSunnybechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14598816858757463280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-35161076086517329372010-11-24T11:55:31.805-08:002010-11-24T11:55:31.805-08:00Paulette,
I'm right there with you. I've...Paulette,<br /><br />I'm right there with you. I've been quilting for just a little over 10 years and I remember when I started some of the really "expensive" material was $7.99 a yard and I said I'd NEVER pay that much for fabric. Here we are 10 years later and all really good material is over $10 a yard. I feel like I'm being priced out of quilting. By the time you buy the pattern/material or kit, then batting/backing and pay to have them machine quilted you can easily spend $350-$400 on a queen size quilt or more. It's a good thing I've been hoarding like a squirrel all these years, because I have enough material/kits to last three life times, so guess I really don't have to buy more...it's just so tempting!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16567235687278496080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-66121595464739154192010-11-24T10:20:16.965-08:002010-11-24T10:20:16.965-08:00$138 is too much. Way too much. But now that I t...$138 is too much. Way too much. But now that I think of it, I bought 25 applique patterns at $4.95 each. I bought them over a period of time and it didn't seem like a huge amount doing that. But that was one big splurge I haven't done since.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816001950084090576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-41329825082775602922010-11-24T09:42:49.880-08:002010-11-24T09:42:49.880-08:00ONCE I spent more than I had for a pattern and hav...ONCE I spent more than I had for a pattern and have been sorry ever since! I haven't even made the quilt yet. That reminds me....I'd better get it out and use it this year! I'm with ritad above where she said years of quilt magazines and freebies on line give me plenty of ideas to keep me busy for years to come.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02195443209468097567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-19432537139160925442010-11-24T08:59:50.877-08:002010-11-24T08:59:50.877-08:00OUCH - that is high! I think for that price I wou...OUCH - that is high! I think for that price I would invest in something like EQ and work at learning to design my own.<br /><br />I made a resolution two New Year's ago not to buy any new patterns, as there are so many generous quilters (and fabric companies) posting free ones out there. I have purchased a grand total of one pattern in 2 years (that I have yet to make) and still made 8 quilts - all different and all gorgeous - with free patterns I found online. I am going to try to keep working through the great ones I have downloaded and not gotten to yet before I will be tempted by ones for sale.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06180104163495530405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-44440750457002681332010-11-24T08:57:52.626-08:002010-11-24T08:57:52.626-08:00I saw one at the store I wanted and it was 11 doll...I saw one at the store I wanted and it was 11 dollars for one pattern, and you needed three to make the quilt. That I do not get, I can buy a book for less;)<br /><br />As a pattern maker, I do understand the need to list at a price, that makes it worth making them. But I also believe, sell more for less.<br /><br />DebbieWoolenSailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621977477193550261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-54497457191133931762010-11-24T08:39:09.224-08:002010-11-24T08:39:09.224-08:00WOW ~ I don't even know if I've ever made ...WOW ~ I don't even know if I've ever made a quilt that cost me $138 in just the supplies before! I could never justify spending that on a pattern!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852353190645624827noreply@blogger.com