Quilt Pricing Calculator — Fabric, Batting, Hours & Etsy Profit
Work out what a handmade quilt costs to make (fabric, backing, batting, longarm and hours) and the price you need on Etsy after fees and shipping.
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Production cost
Cost per sellable quilt: $610.00
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Price per quilt for a target margin
US Etsy fees: 6.5% transaction and 3% + $0.25 processing on item + shipping, $0.20 listing fee per quilt sold. Target-margin prices assume a one-quilt order without Offsite Ads.
Why most handmade quilts are underpriced
Materials for a throw quilt are visible and easy to add up. The 20 to 40 hours of cutting, piecing, quilting and binding are not, so many quilts sell for little more than the fabric. At the default price above, the margin is thin even though the quilt sells for several hundred dollars.
Worked example with the default inputs
| Line | Normal sale | Offsite Ads sale (15%) |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer pays ($750.00 + $0.00 shipping) | $750.00 | $750.00 |
| Etsy fees | −$71.70 | −$171.70 |
| Cost per quilt | −$610.00 | −$610.00 |
| Postage + packaging | −$25.00 | −$25.00 |
| Profit (margin) | $43.30 (5.8%) | -$56.70 (-7.6%) |
For a 40% margin on a one-quilt order with these costs, the price would need to be about $1,258.32. The defaults are illustrative; replace them with your own supplier prices and timed production.
Fees and shipping on a high-price item
Etsy's percentage fees scale with price, so on a large quilt they reach tens of dollars per order. Shipping a bulky quilt with insurance is also expensive; get a real label quote for the folded size before offering free shipping. The shipping profit calculator compares free and paid shipping.
If buyers find the price too high, offer a smaller size rather than a discount: a baby quilt cuts hours, fabric and postage together.
Sources and assumptions
US Etsy fees from Etsy's fee policy. Sales tax, currency conversion and Etsy Ads you buy yourself are not modeled. Default material prices are illustrative, not market quotes. How these estimates work.
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