Quilting Biz…Learn to Develop Your Hobby into a Business
October 30, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Home & Living
Quilting Biz Information
Since many quilters/fabric artists eventually turn their hobby into a business, to develop full or parttime income, I plan to write periodic posts on this topic. These hopefully will prove helpful for you.
Here are topics I can cover:
- Various types of quilting businesses
- Developing a quilting blog to promote your business
- Interviews of quilters in business
- Online versus off line businesses
- Craft fairs
- Selling wholesale and retail
- Designing and selling patterns
- Creating kits
- Promotion of your products
- Teaching classes/workshops
- Writing about quilts/quilters/quiltmaking & fabric art
What others would you like to learn about?
Periodic posts on developing a quilt hobby into a business is a great idea! Most of us lovers of all things fabric run a fine line between our quilting as a hobby and as the possibility of a business. It all starts when you find fabric you must have but don’t really need at the moment and you want to find a way to pay for it. Every quilter wants to have a stash of fabric in wonderful colors, designs and patterns on hand. But how to pay for all those extras? Selling is the answer! The how’s, where’s, and what’s follow and that’s where the idea of posts on developing a quilt biz will come in handy for many! Thanks for the idea! Can’t wait to hear more!