What should I charge?

I have heard all sorts of prices, going from "x" cent per stitch up.

If you really want to do it s a labor of love, suggest to your friend that she makes a donation of whatever she thinks is right to a charity, maybe one that her mother is involved with. The amount never need to be known, and you would both feel happy.

Just my 2 cents

Gillian

If you were willing to do it for free and she's a friend, why not use it as a barter rather than flat-out payment? She can take you to dinner or cook dinner for your family one night or provide some service for you.

(We've ofen talked about being paid, and it's so difficult to find a price to have it valued appropriately.)

sue

I am doing just this at the moment. Do the work, and when it is finished, let your friend pay you whatever she thinks is the right amount. Jim.

Tell her to buy you something nice. There is no way she can pay you what it will be worth. She probably has no idea of just how long it will take you.

I've stitched things for friends as gifts, or in exchange for something they have made such as weaving or quilting. The couple of things that I've made and been paid for worked out at less than $1 hr. I've also stitched models for shop credit, but even that worked out at about $1/hr. I'm stitching a model right now that has at least 200 hours in it and will probably take another 100 hours. I get credit on patterns.

MargW