You’re excited about your quilting or fabric art business. You’re making items you enjoy, giving talks, teaching workshops, and/or writing books. It’s something you basically enjoy. You work for yourself, from your home, and can be somewhat flexible about your hours.
However, no matter how much you enjoy this venture, there will be times when […]
You might wonder how this contest applies to quilters and fabric artists. Do you make quilts and have wondered how to go about earning an income from them? Do you write books and instruction manuals? Do you teach workshops, but want to do more, as well as go on the speaking circuit? Have you thought of opening a fabric […]
In a previous post, Would You Like an At-Home Quilt Bookstore?, I mentioned the idea of operating a bookstore for quilters, either from your home, online, or in conjunction with a quilt fabric shop. Yvonne Russell, of Grow Your Writing Business, who wrote a post about this on Home Biz Notes, also contributed information recently […]
Juggling a quilting business or an outside-the-home job with family presents a challenge to any mom, However, when one has triplets, the challenge may present even more situations to cope with. Although Mary Beth Stevenson, doesn’t have a quilting business, we all might take an example from her if we want something that will enable us to be an […]
The blog, Work From Home Momma, features an interview about my experiences in home businesses over the past 40 years, including my quilting one, Mea’s Quilts, operated during the Bicentennial Years. This interview, by Laura Spencer, is the first in her Work at Home Interview Series about women, particularly moms.
As Laura says, “Today’s interview is with […]
Getting paid from customers who live some distance away, or with whom you do business online or by mail, can be a lengthy process and occasionally leave you with a check that isn’t good. PayPal has become one way to make doing business easier.
Many home businesses doing business online utilize the PayPal banking services for […]
Most customers/clients pay well and as agreed. However, no matter what aspect of quilting or fabric arts business you’re involved in, you’ll likely run into someone who is late with their payment or doesn’t pay at all.
I’ve not encountered many who didn’t pay me. I found, when someone was late, the situation usually could be […]
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