Sewing Pricing Calculator: the true cost of what you sew
Price a sewn item on what it actually costs: the fabric by the yard, thread and notions, a small machine line, and (most of all) the hours your hands were on it.
Sewing is the craft where pricing goes wrong the most, because the fabric is cheap and the hours are not. A bag or a quilt is mostly your time: cutting, pinning, sewing, pressing, and finishing. Anvil HUD prices a sewn item the honest way: the fabric you used (with a cutting-waste allowance), the thread and notions, a small line for the machine, and the minutes your hands were on it. The machine runs while you sew, so it's a minor cost over those same hours, not extra time. Not sure how much fabric a project needs? The built-in yardage calculator works it out from your piece sizes or the pattern.
How we price sewing & quilting
- Fabric (by the yard, with a cutting-waste allowance) + thread + notions + your hands-on time make the raw cost; the machine is a small line over those same hours.
- A failure buffer and overhead load it; your fees and target margin set the list price.
- No file to drop: pick your fabric, enter the yards and minutes, and the breakdown is yours. The yardage calculator works out the fabric from your pieces or pattern.
Every line is published at the math. No black box. The engine is free; you only sign in to save your work.
Built-in tools
Questions
How do I price handmade sewn items?▾
Add up the fabric you used (with a cutting-waste allowance), the thread and notions, a small machine line, and your hands-on time, then load a failure buffer and overhead and divide by one minus your fees and target margin. The biggest mistake is not paying yourself for the hours. Anvil HUD does the math and publishes the formula at /the-math.
How much fabric do I need?▾
Use the built-in yardage calculator: enter your cut piece sizes (or the pattern's yardage) and the bolt width and it packs them across the width, adds a cutting-waste allowance, and tells you the yards to buy and the cost, then sends the yards into the estimate. It runs in your browser and it's free.
Is the calculator free?▾
Yes. The cost engine and the yardage calculator are always free. Pro unlocks the dashboards, the jobs log, the learned failure rate, inventory, and multi-shop pricing.
Know your craft.
Price your sewing & quilting on your real numbers, free. Sign in to save your catalog, log jobs, and unlock the dashboards.