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Get Quilting and Make Money

posted March 24, 2008 - 10:27am
Get Quilting and Make Money

If you love to sew, and quilt, then why not incorporate them into a business?

I find a great angle for a business like this, is to offer to finish other peoples quilts. I know you may prefer to make them from scratch and show them off at craft shows, but what happens is, many people will walk by your quilt, admire it, then say “Oh I have one I am trying to finish at home”

They feel too guilty to buy your quilt, because they have one they started years ago, and due to time, kids, stress and life, they just have not got it done, and it sits in a corner somewhere collecting dust.

Since quilting is your passion, then why not offer to finish off these quilts for a price?
Or, offer to start one from scratch with their fabrics and colors.

Another great quilt people like, since they are fairly quick, are the rag quilts. You could offer to create a rag quilt for your customer, using their fabrics, or fabric squares you have, and make a rag quilt in a weekend.

A rag quilt is much faster to make, there is not the fancy stitching afterwards, and these rag quilts actually get better the more times they are washed, so they make for a very useful quilt.

If you just want to make your own rag quilt, then there are many books on the subject, and you can purchase many fat quarters, or quilt squares online now. This is a great way to get some unique fabrics, as you are looking worldwide while on the internet.

Get quilting, and make some money.
make a rag quilt in a weekend



Comments

Good Idea

Celanith What a great idea, never thought of doing that, I think I know some people who have unfinished quilts. Another idea is go to estate sales you can probably find unfinished ones there for little price and finish and sell them. I know I have seen them at such sales, never finished and selling for a couple of dollars but never thought to purchase and finish to sell until now.

Celanith

Hello everyone, stop and set awhile.

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