When I visited with my mentor at SCORE Houston (division of SBA), he suggested I look at my quilts as yardage. He felt I could make more money cutting the pieces into smaller shapes for something like pillows. The economics looked like: One quilt or wallhanging for $400 or 10 pillows @$100 each for $1000. It didn't take much for me to see the logic in his idea!
He recommended I market to the interior design business.
So, I've started the journey toward turning some fabrics into yardage that can become something else. I picked up these 5 men's shirts Sunday at the thrift store for $10. I used a thrifted fleece blanket ($2.32) and some plain navy backing given to me. So, for what might be 9 pillows, I will probably only have to buy plain canvas for the backing at regular retail (or not!). It's about as inexpensive as I think I can possibly get.
The major tasks in front of me are building a portfolio and inventory. Nose to the grindstone time.
He recommended I market to the interior design business.
So, I've started the journey toward turning some fabrics into yardage that can become something else. I picked up these 5 men's shirts Sunday at the thrift store for $10. I used a thrifted fleece blanket ($2.32) and some plain navy backing given to me. So, for what might be 9 pillows, I will probably only have to buy plain canvas for the backing at regular retail (or not!). It's about as inexpensive as I think I can possibly get.
The major tasks in front of me are building a portfolio and inventory. Nose to the grindstone time.
I really love the straight line quilting for a modern look.
