Whether you collect sales tax for mail order and Internet sales or in a quilt shop, you may find yourself in a quandry at times.
*What if you live in a no tax state but sell to customers in a state where there is a sales tax?
*What if you have a sales tax in your state […]
Quilts have comforted people since their first creation, whether covering someone for warmth, pulled over someone who is ill, sewn from family fabrics that bring memories to someone far from home, or simply giving pleasure with their artistic colors.
Quilts made in war time have comforted and warmed soldiers and families in war torn countries. Women on […]
Eleanor Burns, the quilter who started Quilt in a Day, that has grown from a home business into an internationally recognized one, is featured in a story in the NC Times of San Marcos, CA, Quilt in a day owner builds business piece by piece.
“Although Quilt in a Day started out as a way […]
Paying attention to your customers to ensure you have satisfied ones and repeat business becomes an important considerationn for quilting and fabric art business owners.
Yvonne Russell, of Grow Your Writing Business, pointed out to me concering this topic of return customers, “There is quite a bit of research on the fact that it costs a lot more in […]
The Lone Star Quilt is a beautiful pattern but looks so difficult to make with it’s many intricate pieces.
You’ll discover many variations of this old time quilt and a number of ways to make it. At Quilted Paradise, there are explicit instructions for piecing the Lone Star Quilt , thus creating a fabulous family heirloom .
Tags: Lone+Star+Quilt, […]
You won’t want to miss the Arts and Design Channel’s Showcase. The theme this month is Christmas in July, and it’s hosted by Tammy Powley at her Jewelry and Beading blog.
Here you’ll find many arts and crafty ideas for starting your holiday shopping and creating during Christmas in July season, thus getting a head start […]
What a marvelous idea! One of my readers let me know she’s getting married soon and has a great idea for the guest book. I’ll let her tell your herself:
“I’m getting married in 1 1/2 weeks. We are going to have our guests sign quilt squares, instead of the traditional “guest book”! I am so […]
Quilters thoughts often turn to Christmas projects by July, if they haven’t before that. I’ve been receiving messages, in the various newsletters and e-mail notices I’ve subscribed to, about the Christmas fabrics and patterns available in quilting shops and online ones, too.Christmas in July, around July 26, has become a tradition with many people, most […]
Do you have a quilting or fabric arts business you can operate wherever you happen to be making your home or while you’re traveling? Some people travel and then return to a home base. Others continually travel and work at their art from a motor coach or fifth wheel.
Nowdays with the use of computers and […]
Heather Goldsmith, at A Creative Journal, alerted me to a new magazine, Artful Blogging, published by Stampington & Company that combines blogging and the art world. Blogging has become THE method to get word out there about what you’re doing.
So we’re finding that quilters, fabric artists, and quilting writers, along with others in the arts […]
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