Thank you for your interest in hiring me to speak and teach at your event. The following is a breakdown of pricing and accommodation requirements. If this suits your needs, please email me at christa@christaquilts.com to schedule a booking and initiate a contract.
Coronavirus Update
I am currently accepting bookings for my virtual trunk show/lecture at the price shown below.
I am not offering any virtual workshops at this time. For online learning, please register for my pre-recorded video classes on Bluprint.
Instructor Fees
- Lecture/trunk show $450. (Approx. 90 minutes with slides, quilts, Q&A, and book signing)
- Full day workshop (6 hours) $795.
- Bookings that require a non-teaching day in between presentations require a $100 layover fee per non-teaching/speaking day. (This fee is not charged for a Sunday layover.)
- Minimum engagement is lecture/trunk show and one full day workshop.
Venues
- I’m happy to teach at full-service quilt shops and/or BERNINA dealers that carry my books, patterns and fabrics for sale.
- I also teach for a wide variety of quilt guilds and quilt club events such as workshops, retreats, guild meetings etc.
- I would be honored to be the featured artist, teacher or keynote speaker for your regional or national quilt show.
- I will travel internationally.
- I do not offer private lessons at this time.
Accommodations
Note: airfare can be very expensive to some locations. To estimate the airfare costs, please look up the rate from my home airport of Las Vegas, Nevada (LAS).
- Meals, hotel lodging and travel expenses required for bookings outside the Las Vegas area.
- Meals are charged at the IRS per diem rate (currently $55) per day (including travel days).
- Hotel lodging includes the night before the first event through the night of the last event.
- Host may choose to arrange and pay for hotel lodging; otherwise the cost is an average rate of $150 per night, unless specified otherwise.
- Travel includes airfare, mileage to/from my airport, baggage fees, shipping quilts.
- I will drive to locations within 275 miles of Las Vegas; standard mileage rates apply.
- I book my own airfare.
- A projector & screen (or HDMI TV) are required along with electricity and extension cords.
- I require tables to set up and share my books, patterns, and other items.
- I can accommodate up to 22 students per class. Lectures/trunk shows are unlimited.
Contract
- Specifies dates and fees for the event, including travel.
- $100 non-refundable deposit due within 30 days of signed contract; applied toward the balance of the engagement.
- Travel fees (airfare, hotel, etc.) are non-refundable due to cancellation of event by the host.
- Balance of fees are due the day of the event.
- Nearby bookings that require an overnight stay must include at least one full day workshop.
- I will have my books and designer products available for purchase during the event; be sure to schedule a venue that allows selling. I am responsible for complying with all tax laws.
- I don’t teach on Sundays.
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