It’s Black Friday and time for my annual sale. Everything in my shop is 25% off today through Monday, November 26, and orders over $50 ship for free. Now is the perfect time to stock up on essential doll and toy making supplies like safety eyes and noses, rattle inserts and squeakers, and hemostats. This…
Podcast Episode #133: The State of the Quilting Industry, Fall Quilt Market 2018
On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about the quilting industry. I recorded this episode at Fall Quilt Market in Houston, Texas on Friday, November 2, and it was a neat experience! Quilt Market is the trade show for the sewing industry. It takes place twice a year, once in late…
It’s Your Turn to Be on the Podcast
The end of 2018 is just around the corner and I’m excited to be producing the third annual Community Episode of the While She Naps podcast. If you listen to the podcast you know that towards the end of every episode I ask my guest to recommend great stuff they’re enjoying right now. I always…
Checking In With Yourself
Have you checked in with yourself lately to see how you’re feeling about your day-to-day business activities? Being a solo entrepreneur means tackling many different tasks each day, everything from responding to customer emails to reordering supplies to meeting with your Wirral accountant, and so much more. You’re responsible for dreaming up the big ideas…
Quilts, Inc. Does Away with Husbands’ Lounge at International Quilt Festival
International Quilt Festival is taking place this weekend. Quilt enthusiasts from all over the country and the world have gathered in Houston, Texas to take workshops by highly esteemed instructors, see award-winning quilts, and shop for fabric and quilting supplies. There’s one thing visitors won’t find at the show this year, though: a husbands’ lounge…
Podcast Episode #132: Creativebug
On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about online learning with my guests Ursula Morgan and Julie Roehm. Ursula is the CEO of Creativebug, the award-winning DIY art and craft instruction site with 1,000+ videos for all skill levels. For $9.95/month, consumers have an all-access, no boundaries pass to all their…
Sew Much Commerce Makes It Possible to Sell Fabric on Shopify in Fractional Yards
James Pieper is a Shopify developer focused on setting up ecommerce sites for businesses in the quilting industry. Through his business, Sew Much Commerce, he’s offering a crucial modification to Shopify’s offerings: the ability to sell fabric in fractional quantities. With the code James has developed online fabric shop owners can now use the internet’s…
Should You Have Ads on Your Blog?
A blog reader named Alicia asked me an interesting blogging question the other day. Hi Abby, I remember reading something from you awhile ago about when you decided to take the leap from your blog being a hobby to really making it a career and why you chose not to get involved with affiliate marketing…
Podcast Episode #131: Molli Sparkles
On today’s episode of the While She Naps podcast we’re talking about building a career as a quilter with my guest, Molli Sparkles. Molli Sparkles is a multi-award-winning quilt maker who describes himself as a quiltmaker to the stars, fearless leader of the Glitterati, and spiller of truth tea. He blogs at MolliSparkles.com, and is a…
The Thread Rack Brings Organization to the Sewing Room, All Thanks to June Tailor
My studio. Can you spot the thread rack? Walk into almost anyone’s sewing room and you’ll likely see a thread rack mounted on the wall, spools of thread in pretty rows waiting to be plucked off their dowels for the next project. The thread rack is ubiquitous in today’s sewing studio. What you may not…
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