Quilting and Patchwork

July 7th, 2008

Does the IRS Consider Your Quilting a Hobby or Business?

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If you’ve begun to earn some income from your quilting or related activities,  when does this transition from a hobby to true business?
Jean Murray, at Small Business Boomers, has a great post with information about what the IRS (Internal Revenue Service in the US) considers a true business. You might like to check out her, […]

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April 12th, 2008

Overawed by the International Quilt Festival/Chicago!

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Quilter and blogger, Jean Murray, visited the International Quilt Festival/Chicago and was in awe of the numbers of quilters, displays, and quilting supply booths.  She reports about this adventure, Baby Boomer Women are HOT for Quilting!, at her b5media blog, Small Business Boomers, she co-authors with Jim Gordon. 
Unbelievable. The traffic getting there was backed up for miles, with […]

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April 7th, 2008

Has Anyone Seen the “Short-arm” Quilter?

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My b5 blogging colleague and quilting friend, Jean Murray, of Small Business Boomers, called my attention to the “short-armed” quilting machine.
Have any of you seen it?
You may want to check it out.
(Just remember, it’s still April, even though April 1 has passed!)
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Tags: quilters, quilting, quilting machine, Small Business Boomers

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February 20th, 2008

“Out and About” Fabrics for Quick Scenic Quilt

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 Quilter Jean Murray pointed out that she couldn’t find the newsletter for Snowy River Quilts, which I mentioned in my post, Idea for a Quick Scenic Quilt. Apparently, there isn’t a link to the newsletters online.  (But you can subscribe to them to be delivered in  your e-mail.)
However, I’ve found the link to the Out and […]

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