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Category Archives: Sewing as a business

New Notions – Simplicity Bias Tape Maker and Rotary Cutter

June 17, 2009 – 8:00 am

At Spring Quilt Market, a show only for industry members and shop owners, two new products were launched I know you’ll be interested in. Both come from Simplicity Notions and are real timesavers.
The first is a rotary cutting machine. You simply set the width you need, up to 2 1/4″ wide, step on the pedal [...]

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New Sewing Books

May 24, 2009 – 2:02 pm

I’m lucky to be on the list for new releases from several publishers, and in turn to be able to share some fun books with you. One of the things I’ve noticed lately is the trend toward creating things fast, yet still having them look good. BIG Blocks, BIG Quilts and BIG Blocks Quick Quilts [...]

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Quilt Market, Fall 2008

November 2, 2008 – 1:25 pm

I’m back from Houston, TX –the home of the annual Quilt Market trade show. Encompassing the entire convention center, this show is where shopowners come to buy fabric for their stores, and this year there were 551 exhibitors with fun booths to show off their wares. And the good news is that 60 of them [...]

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Sewing Show Smarts

October 22, 2008 – 11:03 am

This time of year there are often lots of sewing and quilting shows happening. I leave tomorrow for Quilt Market, which is the BIG trade show for the industry–only those with a business can get in to it and this is where shops buy the products and fabrics you see in their stores. Since consumers [...]

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Teacher Training

September 29, 2008 – 2:18 pm

I’m getting ready to teach a workshop this weekend for the Salem, Oregon American Sewing Guild chapter–it’s a day-long event on needle felting and fabric printing, two topics I’m familiar with from writing books on them. I’ve got lots of kits to put together and handouts to create for the group, but I do LOVE teaching! [...]

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