Quilt pricing calculator

Build a price from your own costs and assumptions. The result is a cost-based target, not evidence that a buyer will pay it.

Quilt Pricing Calculator

Your costs

Cost breakdown

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Count the work before choosing a price

Enter materials, hours × your labor rate, and overhead. Include preparation and finishing without double-counting outside services. The rate is your assumption, not a market wage.

An illustrative cost and margin example

Illustrative cost: $80 materials + 12 hours × $20 + $15 overhead = $335. With no fees, a 20% margin needs $335 ÷ 0.8 = $418.75, leaving $83.75 above entered costs.

A 20% markup instead gives $402; its $67 difference is 16.67% of price. These are examples, not industry rates.

Account for selling fees without hiding them

For cost C, fixed fee F, fee fraction R and target margin M: price = (C + F) ÷ (1 − R − M).

For markup U: price = [C × (1 + U) + F] ÷ (1 − R). Fixed fees are not marked up. Fees plus margin must be below 100%. Taxes and unentered costs remain outside the result.

Test the price against real demand

This is a cost-based target, not buyer-demand evidence. Dimensions only calculate price per square inch. Compare real offers and track time and receipts.

Use fabric, binding and batting for quantities; enter actual purchase costs.

Last reviewed 2026-10-25.

Questions about this calculation

Does this tell me the market value of a handmade quilt?

No. It calculates a price from your costs, fees and target margin. Market demand, comparable sales and buyer preferences require separate research.

Is the amount above costs my take-home profit?

Not necessarily. It depends on whether all actual costs were entered and excludes any unmodeled taxes or obligations. Labor compensation is already part of the entered cost basis.

Does the example $20 hourly amount represent an industry rate?

No. It is an illustrative input used to show the arithmetic. Enter an amount appropriate to your own planning.