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Quilting and Patchwork

July 13th, 2007

Promotion for Quilting Businesses Has Changed with the Internet

If you operated a quilting or fabric arts business in the pre-Internet days, you’ve likely discovered that much promotion nowadays is connected with online applications.  Even your business may have an online presence. 
“I’ve always considered myself a PR pro,” comments crafts business expert, Barbara Brabec, in her current e-newsletter bulletin, “but what I was particularly good […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

March 3rd, 2007

Naming Your Quilt or Fabric Art Business

What should I name my business?
When you consider a name for your quilting/fabric art business, decide what you want to achieve, the customers you desire to attract, and the products/services you’ll be offering.  You want something that will catch attention and will be something people will remember.
When I operated a dressmaking/alteration business from my home (that evolved […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments

January 29th, 2007

Do You Want to Make Your Own Wood Quilts?

As I was researching about the Barn Quilt project in Sac County, Iowa, I learned about the woodquilt business of the Wert family.  It’s now owned and operated by a second generation of wooden quilt makers, David and Joannie Wert, who took over when David’s parents (John and Jewell, the originators) retired.
From them, you can learn […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments