I sew a lot to earn a little extra money and because I love to sew and share my ideas in quilts and banners, etc. What is irritating, however, is how little value other people often put on one's efforts. One woman asked me about the cost of making a custom quilt for her. I told her I charge $10 an hour plus the cost of the fabric. The quilt she had in mind would have come to around $100. She was shocked even after I showed her the proposed time involved and the cost of the fabric. Since I knew the woman was going through some financial problems (her own fault, but . . .), I was actually thinking of making the quilt and just giving it to her. As I walked away from our conversation, I heard her snort to another woman, "Can you believe that price! I wouldn't pay her $20 for a quilt." That kind of took THAT quilt project off my agenda.
It wasn't so much that she didn't want to pay for the cost of a quilt but her attitude that $20 would more than cover the expense. Kind of an insult to my time and creativity.
Anyway, I was productive, yesterday, and designed three banners for my sale's efforts this week. Instead of the large, square type, I made 11 x 38-inch long one depicting Our Lady of Guadeloupe on two of them and the Holy Spirit on the third. Just have to get the dowels fixed for hanging them and they are on the market!
