5 Reasons Quilters Blog
February 15, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Home & Living
QuiltingAndPatchwork.com
I’ve discovered more and more quilters setting up blogs. They have various reasons for doing this.
Here are just five reasons. Can you give me more?
Keeping a journal or record of your quilting projects
Sharing with other quilters what you’re doing
Promoting a book or workshop
Selling your fabric art items online. (You may not be selling them at your blog, but your blog points interested buyers to your sales site.)
Sharing news and events of interest in the quilting world.
If you’ve not set up a quilting/fabric arts blog yet, you may want to. Visit various blogs around the Internet and see what appeals to you. You’ll …read more
The Power of Blogging & Social Media in Your Quilting World
February 2, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Home & Living
QuiltingAndPatchwork.com
Awareness of the extensive reach of blogging and social media (the interaction of people on the Internet) can have far reaching effect, both positive and negative in your quilting world…and quilting business. Most of us consider these handy ways to reach out to others and to promote a business, if they have one.
Many quilters/fabric artists keep blogs for their own enjoyment and to connect with others in their field. If they are selling items, providing services, conducting workshops, or promoting books, their blog is a great way to tell the world about this.
However, always keep in mind that what …read more




