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.

Instructor Fees

• Lecture/trunk show $495. (Approx. 60-75 minutes with slides & quilts)
• Full day workshop (6 hours) $995.
• 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 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.
• I do not teach virtual workshops 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). I will fly Southwest whenever possible.

• Travel includes airfare, mileage to/from my airport, baggage fees, shipping quilts and any other non-specified incidentals.
• I book my own airfare and I choose flights and travel times to accommodate my needs (e.g. no super early, very late, or red-eye flights; nor extremely long layovers). Please note that this may not be cheapest flight, but it will be equivalent to standard coach rates.
• I will drive to locations within 300 miles of Las Vegas; standard mileage rates apply.
• Meals, hotel lodging and travel expenses required for bookings outside the Las Vegas area.
• As much as I love visiting with guild members and event hosts, to perform my best, I need to stay in separate hotel with a private, clean & nonsmoking room rather than at anyone’s residence.
• Hotel lodging includes the night before the first event through the night of the last event.
• Hosts usually arrange and pay for hotel lodging.
• On occasion, family members may travel with me to some locations. In this instance, the hosting group is not responsible for any of their expenses. However, I will book my own hotel and charge the group the equivalent price they would have paid for my regular accommodation. The host is still responsible for my transportation costs to and from all events.
• Meals are charged at the current IRS per diem rate per day including travel days.
• 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 will offer direct sales of my products to students unless specified otherwise.
• I can accommodate up to 24 students per class. Lectures/trunk shows are unlimited.

Contract

• Specifies dates and fees for the event, including travel.
• $100 non-refundable deposit due within 10 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.
• Invoices are sent in lieu of receipts. This will suffice for accounting and tax needs.
• Nearby bookings that require an overnight stay must include at least one full day workshop.
• In the event that another booking in the same area is added onto the original event, both groups can share travel expenses. However, both groups will be invoiced separately.
• I prefer to use my own contract for all engagements. If the host wishes to submit their contact in addition to mine, it will be modified to align with mine.
• 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.
• As a general rule, I don’t teach on Sundays.

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