Make Money Quilting [Paperback]

Sylvia Ann Landman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2005

This thorough, no-nonsense business guide helps quilters master the tricky transition from hobby to a profitable, state-of-the-art quilting business. Written by a veteran quilt business expert, this book provides budding quiltmakers with a versatile approach to making money off their creative passion. Whether the goal is general quilting or consulting, writing magazine articles, book publishing, or teaching, this guide lays out a clear plan on how to get there-from the legal groundwork of getting started to the finer points of generating publicity and networking in the wholesale industry.





• For professional quilters, people seeking to start a home-based business, and hobbyists seeking to make money off their creative work

• Advertising in Quilt Magazine and Crafts Magazine

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About the Author

Sylvia Ann Landman is a craft business writer and owner of a flourishing quilting business, Sylvia's Studio. She is the author of numerous books, including Making Your Quilt Pay for Itself (1-5587-0446-9) and Crafting for Dollars (0-7615-0442-7). She lives in Novato, CA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Allworth Press (February 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581153996
• ISBN-13: 978-1581153996
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.7 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #448,242 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quilters receive all these financial basics, May 12, 2005

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Plenty of books covers the basics on making quilts, but too few cover how to market a quilt to turn a quilting hobby into a real business. Quilters receive all these financial basics in Make Money Quilting, from creating designs that sell to marketing and promoting quilts and selling either retail or wholesale. While some chapters are more general to small business practices, most are specific to quilting, which makes for a much more valuable guide.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, July 8, 2009

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Sharon Haertling "Raven Feather Quilting" (Golden, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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I am in the process of beginning a professional business in the quilting industry. This book is an excellent resource which I plan to keep around as a reference for a long tim. It is well organized, well written, and professional ... and the author stresses the need for a high-quality work product and professional demeanor for all those considering a business in quilting. Halleleujah! I am weary of purchasing books, patterns, and products with mediocre to shoddy quality (poor writing, poor directions, poor workmanship respectively). These sub-standard offerings have been marketed at high prices! Hopefully, Ms. Landman's advice will affect enough people in the industry that poor quality offerings will no longer be tolerated but will be crowded out by high-quality, professional excellence.

5.0 out of 5 stars Helped me to start my business, April 18, 2011

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Anita Heady "Heady Fiber Arts" (Athens, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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I've given this book a 5 star rating because it helped me to start my business three years ago, and all of Ms. Landman's advice has been right on the mark. Ms. Landman is a college professor and lectures on this subject. The book was easy to read and covers every topic imaginable in a professional and reasonable manner.