Quilt Pricing Calculator: Quilt Price from Material, Labour and Profit

Price a quilt before you sell it. Enter material cost, labour hours and hourly rate, plus other costs and a markup on subtotal, and see labour cost, subtotal, profit amount and total price, with the formula in steps.

Calculate your quilt price

Material cost ($)

Material cost is in US dollars, zero or greater. Include all fabric, batting, backing, thread, and binding you buy for this quilt, or the total price will be too low.

Labour hours

Labour hours is the time spent cutting, piecing, quilting and finishing this quilt, zero or greater.

Hourly rate ($ per hour)

Hourly rate is in US dollars per hour, zero or greater. Your hourly rate is your own choice, it is not a market rate.

Other costs ($)

Other costs are in US dollars, zero or greater, for thread, batting, backing, postage, market fees, and similar costs. Taxes, marketplace fees, and shipping are only included if you put them in other costs.

Markup percent on subtotal (%)

Markup percent is a percent of the subtotal, zero to 100. Profit is a percentage of the subtotal, not of the final price, so this is a markup, not a true margin on the final price.

A quilt price has three cost parts plus profit: material cost, labour cost, and other costs. Labour cost is hours times hourly rate. Profit is a percentage of the subtotal, not of the final price. For fabric cost help first, use the Fabric Calculator, then this calculator for the full price.

Your result

Enter your measurements, then calculate.

How the calculator works

Step 1: Labour cost

Labour cost equals labour hours times hourly rate. For labour hours 20 and hourly rate 25 dollars per hour, labour cost equals 20 times 25, which is 500 dollars.

Step 2: Subtotal

Subtotal equals material cost plus labour cost plus other costs. For material cost 120 dollars, labour cost 500 dollars, and other costs 30 dollars, subtotal equals 120 plus 500 plus 30, which is 650 dollars.

Step 3: Profit amount and total price

Profit amount equals subtotal times markup percent divided by 100. For subtotal 650 dollars and markup percent 20, profit amount equals 650 times 20 divided by 100, which is 130 dollars. Total price equals subtotal plus profit amount. For subtotal 650 dollars and profit amount 130 dollars, total price equals 650 plus 130, which is 780 dollars.

Assumptions, shown next to the result

Currency is US dollars. Hourly rate is your own choice, it is not a market rate. Material cost must include all fabric, batting, backing, thread, and binding you buy for this quilt, or the total price will be too low. Markup percent is applied to the subtotal, so a 20 percent markup on a 650 dollar subtotal is 130 dollars, and the total price is 780 dollars, which is not the same as a 20 percent margin on the final price. Taxes, marketplace fees, and shipping are only included if you put them in other costs.

Quilt price chart

This chart uses markup percent 20 for all three scenarios. Profit amount equals subtotal times 20 divided by 100. Total price equals subtotal plus profit amount.

Quilt	Material	Labour	Other	Subtotal	Profit	Total price
Small quilt	$50	5 hours at $20 per hour, $100	$10	$160	$32	$192
Medium quilt	$120	20 hours at $25 per hour, $500	$30	$650	$130	$780
Large quilt	$200	40 hours at $30 per hour, $1,200	$50	$1,450	$290	$1,740

Chart values are a guide for the scenarios shown. Your own material cost, labour hours, hourly rate, other costs, and markup percent may give a different result. Use the calculator above for your own numbers.

Worked example, checked against the calculator

Material cost 120 dollars, labour hours 20, hourly rate 25 dollars per hour, other costs 30 dollars, markup percent 20.

Labour cost: 20 times 25 equals 500 dollars.

Subtotal: 120 plus 500 plus 30 equals 650 dollars.

Profit amount: 650 times 20 divided by 100 equals 130 dollars.

Total price: 650 plus 130 equals 780 dollars.

Second check, material cost 80 dollars, labour hours 10, hourly rate 20 dollars per hour, other costs 20 dollars, markup percent 10: labour cost 200 dollars, subtotal 300 dollars, profit amount 30 dollars, total price 330 dollars.

Frequently asked questions

How do I price a quilt?

Add material cost, labour cost and other costs to get the subtotal, then add profit. Labour cost equals labour hours times hourly rate. Profit amount equals subtotal times markup percent divided by 100. Total price equals subtotal plus profit amount. For material cost 120 dollars, labour cost 500 dollars, and other costs 30 dollars, subtotal is 650 dollars, profit at 20 percent is 130 dollars, and total price is 780 dollars.

Should labour hours be counted when pricing a quilt?

Yes. Labour hours times your hourly rate is the labour cost, and it is part of the subtotal. Leaving labour out prices the quilt below its real cost, because the time spent cutting, piecing, quilting and finishing is real work.

What counts as other costs when pricing a quilt?

Other costs are costs that are not material cost and not labour cost, for example thread, batting, backing, postage, market fees, and similar costs. Taxes, marketplace fees, and shipping are only included if you put them in other costs.

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