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juliagraves

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  1. Sheri - do you still sell the ruler foot for Ult II? Please respond to me at juliagraves82@gmail.com. Thx.
  2. Sheri - do you still sell the ruler foot for Ult II?  Please let me know at juliagraves82@gmail.com

     

    1. Sheri Butler

      Sheri Butler

      Yes!  Email me at 1sheributler@gmail.com

    2. Sheri Butler

      Sheri Butler

      Sorry I don’t log on forum much these days.  

  3. I have my own spreadsheet that I created (a lot of work), so can't weigh in on pros/cons, but if you're looking for a way to have customers pay via credit card, I have a free Square account which allows me to take credit cards (Square makes their money from the approximately 3% they charge me). Square allows you to create a free online store and create online links. So for example, someone sends me a quilt. I don't send it back until I get payment. In the past, they had to write a check and I would wait for it to arrive, then mail the quilt back. Now I can create an online link for the correct amount (or have them fill in the amount) and I get paid much faster. I give people the option of paying via check, cash or credit card, but I add in the 3% for the credit card, and they pick what they want. Square doesn't directly tie into my spreadsheet, but it's free. Big plus in my book!
  4. I have had a profitable longarm business for 10 years. There are many benefits to having a business - a lot of expenses that you would have had any way due to quilting being your hobby, will now become business expenses, offsetting your income. I agree that there is lots of business out there, especially for people that do quality work with a reasonable turn around. Good luck!
  5. I'm contemplating a 6000 mile, coast to coast road trip with my husband in a passenger car, and want to do some machine piecing in the car while my husband drives. Has anyone successfully done this? Note - this is in a car, not an RV. I found several battery powered machines that looked like they might work. One weighs less than 2 pounds, one less than 5 pounds. I'm thinking I could set up a little table across my lap with the machine on it and do simple piecing. Am I crazy? My son thinks I will sew my finger if we hit a bump in the road. I think of 90+ hours in the car and think of all the quilt tops I could make... Julia
  6. Pick something that is easy to spell (says the lady who picked Special Occasion Quilts - no one can spell Occasion - good thing the bank will take checks made out to SOQ!). Also check what a short name or acronym will be and whether the website name and email name are available. I thought my business name was cool because it was SO (sew) quilts. My sister hated it because she thought people would think so-so quilts. It's like the Chevy Nova - is spanish it means "no go" - not the best name! Think about the heart of your business and what makes it special to you. That's the best name. Julia
  7. I was ready to buy a Gammill (there was no APQS rep nearby 3 years ago, but I had seen Gammills at shows) and called a friend who had a Gammill. She loved having a longarm, but was very disappointed in the "pokies" - she couldn't get the thread to not show on the other side. The Gammill user manual stated that the solution to this was to use the same thread top and bottom. Gammill's also can't use more delicate threads like Rainbows or metallics, which is why Superior Thread came out with Lava - a really strong thread that will withstand the pressure the Gammills put on. I took 2 days of classes using a Gammill recently, and found the pokies and thread to still be an issue. Julia
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