Professional Machine Quilting: The Complete Guide to Running a Successful Quilting Business [Paperback]

Carol A. Thelen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2003

Ready to turn your hobby into a business? Want to improve your existing quilting business? This resource is packed with proven ideas! Expanding on a subject touched on in her first book, Long-Arm Machine Quilting, Carol A. Thelen shares her own successful step-by-step plan.

• Launch a home-based business with information on start-up costs, taxes, financing, advertising, and much more

• Discover the best ways to organize studio space, develop a quilting style, and schedule client time

• Get business forms, product resources, and dozens of useful tips to use in a home business

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About the Author

Hometown: Pearland, Texas

Carol A. Thelen is a professional machine quilter and teacher, and the owner of Gadgets by Carol, a company that sells her original tools for long-arm quilting machines.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Martingale and Company (December 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564775097
• ISBN-13: 978-1564775092
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,137,462 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Starting a quilting business? read this book!, January 20, 2006

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Nise - See all my reviews

This review is from: Professional Machine Quilting: The Complete Guide to Running a Successful Quilting Business (Paperback)

This book is an absolute necessity if you are going to become a professional quilter or even think you might want to be one. Thelen takes you through the process: from the very beginning questions you need to ask yourself, to providing you with charts and numerous 'worksheets' to figure your timing, planning and managing clients. She walks you though figuring out how much to charge, how much time you spend, how to market your services, what services to provide and even what office supplies you should probably have. She goes through the difference in stippling, custom quilting, and patterned meandering, charging by the hour or by the size. She goes through it all. This is not a pattern book though. Look elsewhere for patterns, look here for good solid information. Worth a purchase for the reader interested in starting a business.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So much to learn in this book!, August 17, 2005

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C. Burck "Quilting Dreamer" (SE Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Professional Machine Quilting: The Complete Guide to Running a Successful Quilting Business (Paperback)

I'm a beginner so this book is expanding my horizons. Maybe in 5 years when I retire I'll make a little extra $$ by quilting professionally. Until then, I'll keep practicing (so I can get really good) and dreaming about the future. There are so many hints & tricks that I wouldn't have considered. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Professionals, September 8, 2007

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This review is from: Professional Machine Quilting: The Complete Guide to Running a Successful Quilting Business (Paperback)

This book was so valuable in helping me start my business. Carol gives so many helpful examples of how to draw up the necessary forms, etc. Very helpful and uselful overall