I don’t read a lot of fiction. I prefer real life stories and recently I’ve read the best of Robert Collier’s books that appeal to the creative entrepreneur in me. From reading, I learned that effective entrepreneurship often requires a strong foundation in critical skills such as problem-solving, creativity, and adaptability. I was also given…
Quilts, Inc. Raises Rates for Quilt Festival Teachers for the First Time In At Least 17 Years
Quilts, Inc. informed its current faculty today that it will raise teacher pay rates by 33%, the first pay raise for teachers at International Quilt Festival (IQF) since at least 1998. A letter sent to teachers and parts of a US gambling apps list this morning from Judy Murrah, Vice President of Education and Administration…
Sewing Goes to Silicon Valley: Elizabeth’s Journal #1
A few weeks ago I got a call from Elizabeth Caven, the founder of UpCraft Club. She told me that the following Sunday she was heading off for an incredible adventure. She’d be spending four months living in San Fransisco to be part of a startup accelerator program called 500 Startups. Elizabeth lives in Iowa….
Update on VAT
If you sell digital products like sewing patterns or ebooks online then Christmas 2014 you were likely stressed out about the EU’s changes to the Value Added Tax (VAT) law. Beginning January 1, 2015 all sellers of digital products have to collect VAT from their EU customers. There’s no exemption and no threshold so even…
Profile of an Email Newsletter: The Wonky Press
I recently subscribed to a new email newsletter that I love: The Wonky Press. It’s written by quilter and blogger Jessica Skultety and she just started writing it a few months ago. Already Jessica is seeing results from communicating with her most loyal fans via email and I thought it would be neat to talk…
Confessions of an Online Mom: Why Being Plugged In Works For Me
Me in March of 2005 nursing Roxanne. Our oldest daughter, Roxanne, was small at birth. I had pre-eclampsia and was induced at 37 weeks 5 days. Even though the pregnancy was full-term she was only 4 lbs 9 ounces – what they call small for gestational age or small for dates. I remember the first…
An Article in Modern Patchwork About Violet Craft
I’m really excited to have a feature article in the winter edition of Modern Patchwork magazine which is just hitting newsstands now. My piece is on Violet Craft and the story behind her stunning paper pieced lion quilt. Like many of you, I follow Quilt Market carefully on Instagram. As I look at all of…
When the Product is the Problem
Kim McBrien has loved making things with textiles her whole life. She now has a thriving hand dyed yarn business, Indigo Dragonfly, but figuring out how to turn her passion for fiber into a business was challenging. “I first tried to make a living as a contemporary basket maker,” McBrien says. “It became very clear…
How to Set Up and Manage a Black Friday Sale
My Black Friday sale is just wrapping up as I write this. I’ve spent most of the last three days processing orders and I have 21 more to pack. I’ve been selling crafty things online for 10 years and it’s taken me that long to have a truly successful holiday sale. There were years when I…
A New World of Cut and Sew With Sprout Patterns
The print-on-demand fabric company, Spoonflower, launched a new division last month called Sprout Patterns. Sprout allows customers to select a fabric design from the Spoonflower marketplace and have it printed as templates for a sewing pattern. Sprout users avoid the tedium of tracing pattern pieces and get right to the fun of cutting and sewing…
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