Professional Quilting

Is This Business Right For You?

Expenses

Business Entities
Setting Goals
Researching Your Market
Estimating Time and Income
 Start-up Costs
Licenses, Fees and Taxes
Insurance
Office Supplies
Quilting Supplies
 Sole Proprietorship
Partnership
Corporation
Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Working at Home

Setting Prices

What Services Will You Offer?
Working in Solitude
Child Care
Household Chores
Working with Another Person
Working around Your Spouse
Physical Concerns
 Timing Chart
Surface Area of a Quilt
Recording Data
Batting
Price Increases
 Quilting
Basting
Binding
Pressing Tops
Backing
Edge Basting
Edge Trimming
Quilt Labels

Marketing

Developing Your Quilting Style

Scheduling Your Time
Quilt Shops
Referrals and Fees
Business Cards
Brochures
Local Marketing
Internet
Magazines
Donations		 Classes and DVD's
International Machine Quilters Association (IMQA)
Internet Email Lists
Patterns and Books
Your Portfolio and Design Ideas		 Using a Calendar
Scheduling Quilts
Maintaining a Waiting List
Scheduling clients
Tracking Quilts in Your Care

Client Care Program

Working With Clients

  
Referral System
The Power of Personal Notes
You – An Information Source		 Your Reputation
Telephone Checklist & Journal
Drop-Off Appointment
Service Order
Pick-Up Appointment
Mail Order Business
Other Considerations