How to Open a Quilt Shop
Want to know how to open a quilt shop? I recently stumbled across a really great book on how to open your own quilt shop. This book has all the details about locating suppliers and creating a simple but effective business plan. Of course, once you open your shop, you’ll need to fill it with customers – and this book covers all of that too.
The details in this book are important for anyone who is opening a fabric store of any kind – even if you are going to be running it exclusively online. I was surprised at the amount of detail here.
So many women are looking for ways to make money off of thier hobby. I belong to a lot of crafting lists, and I frequently hear women lament that they are an hour or more from a fabric store of any kind. With the recent resurgence in handcrafting, there are literally hundreds of places where a local quilt shop would do well.
I am lucky enough to live in an area where there are a lot of fabric stores, even several of the big chain stores. Our local Quilt Shop Hop lead me to visit a dozen local quilt shops within 40 miles of me (now that was one fun day, but a LOT of driving). Every shop had its own flavor and was doing a brisk business.
When I travel, I always prefer to come home with sewing supplies rather than boring tourist stuff. Sure enough, I’ve located some wonderful little quilt shops all over the country. Opening your own quilt shop could be just the thing to making a real living off your hobby.
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