Ladies and gents I need some advise on how to gently get out of a situation my neighbor has gotten me into.
My neighbor's brother has rental property and an elderly lady rents from him.
She decided last month that she wanted to start making quilts. She sent her first ever quilt to my neighbor and said she wanted 400 dollars for it.
My neighbor asked me to look at it and advise her.
Now the idea for the quilt is a good one. The elderly lady took embroidery transfers and imprinted them on white cloth. I think its poly and cotton. She next painted the transfers. The theme of the quilt is the hillbilly and his jug, fishing, his family, etc. The theme is cute.
The construction of the quilt is not very good. The white fabric is already raveling and the seams are not stitched very well and are starting to come loose. A couple of the blocks have scorch spots where the elderly lady touched them with a cigarette. The batting is the cheap fluffy stuff.
The quilt is tied with crochet thread and only in the sashing and I suspect the first time the quilt is washed the batting will wad up and become very lumpy.
How do I gently tell my neighbor the quilt is not worth 400 dollars but only worth the money already invested in it. I'm not an appraiser or anything like that and I told her so. I just quilt for my own enjoyment and not anything for sale.
I don't want to take on teaching someone to quilt because of my health, I just need to gently get out of this situation without ruffling feathers and hurting someone's feelings.
I don't want to discourage anyone from quilting but this quilt is not worth 400 dollars.
Any suggestions ??????
Kate T. South Mississippi