How to Start a Quilting Business
I recently received the following question about how to define a target audience and also the secrets to creating your own niche…
Hi there Chuck,
I have just signed up for your seven-day e-mail course, but wanted to ask a quick question with regards to defining a target audience… How would you describe the kind of people / customers that will buy patchwork quilts?
Also, is their a secret to creating your own niche?
Thanks,
Jess
I recently received the following question about making the most of your booth space at a craft or quilt show:
Hi, Chuck.
I really have enjoyed all your articles. They have been very helpful. I am new to the whole craft scene having just recently begun to sell my quilts, etc.
I have participated in a couple of arts and crafts fairs but am very unhappy with my booth. Can you give me any suggestions on how to display my quilts — both baby quilts and regular quilts — in an attractive, eye-catching manner?
I will really appreciate any information you can provide.
Thank you.
– Mary V.
I recently received the following question from a Ronel in the Netherlands:
Chuck,
What advice do you have for me starting up a internet quiltshop? Hope to hear from you soon!
Ronel
A lot of people wonder whether or not they can make a living at a machine quilting business. I’m not a fortune teller - I can’t really determine whether or not you’ve got what it takes to succeed in a machine quilting business. Only you can make a business successful.
Over the past few months, I’ve received several questions about choosing the right quilting machine. I’ve decided to include a couple of the questions and answers in hopes that they will help you if you’re looking for a quilting machine for your own machine quilting business:
Which type of long arm quilting machine do you recommend? And which frame works best?
Dinah
Here’s my response to this question…
Recently, I received the following question from one of the Quilting Business community about pricing her hand quilted quilts:
Love your newsletters and also your e-course. My question is this: I live in a mid-west town of about 20,000. I make beautiful quilts, hand quilted (7-9 stitches per inch). I make baby quilts, throws, pieced, pre-made tops — you name it I do it. But no one seems to want to pay the price. I have done web research and feel like my prices are neither too high nor too low. Could it be the economy or ???????
Reba Johnson
Carthage, MO
Here’s my response to this question…
One of the reasons that quilters first get into quilting is the chance to express their creativity. And many quilters want to go beyond the available fabrics and create designs of their own.
Continue reading ‘How Do I Transfer My Own Designs to Fabric?’
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