sewhappy Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 How does one begin to sell their own patterns? Where do you begin? Do you approach each local quilt shop to see how much if any intrest there may be?? Has any one done that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Rouse Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 I sent you a U2U. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 I had a similar question. What about printing, etc? Do you just print them yourself and pass them out to stores or what. This may be something I would like to begin doing very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GERRY Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Hay Sewhappy & Melanie R.: I to would like to know how you go about getting a pattern that I designed copy righted, printed & sold. I'm sure there are many people out there who have some great patterns that they designed & would like to share with other Laer's. Or maybe not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Rouse Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Here is basically what I sent on the U2U. There is a book by Nancy Restuccia called "Publish Your Patterns! How to Write, Print, and Market your Designs." It covers writing directions, software suggestions, designing covers, photographing, marketing, pricing, distributing, advertising, publicity, legal issues, copywrite issues, and lists several contacts, some of which being internet chat lists that you can join and get a feel for the water before you jump in with both feet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyL Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 I believe the forms for copyrighting the patterns are available at http://www.copyright.gov/forms/ On July 1, 2006, the fees went from $30 to $45 - http://www.copyright.gov/reports/fees2006.html There are wholesalers who will do the distribution for you. Several that come to mind are Quilters Warehouse, Eagle Pattern Depot, Brewer Sewing, Checker Distributors and there are a couple more that I use that I can't even remember right now. There are several e-mail groups, one is "quiltdesigners" on yahoo. If you want to join that one and go back and read the archives, there's lots of info there. Don't forget magazines. Most have their submission guidelines somewhere on their website or in the magazine. Some magazines buy your designs, some will pay for publishing but allow you to retain ownership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Great info, Judy. It's good to have you back. My prayers are with your family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyL Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Thank you Linda (and so many others who wrote and called). It's times like these when I realize how important friends are -- even friends I only know through the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GERRY Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Thanks Mel: I'll look for that book. Thank you Judy: Did you use to be a lawyer ?, you're so smart , you sound like you have alot of experience in the legal feild, or maybe just a lot of years on this forum. I guess if you stay long enough you get to hear almost everything once or twice. Glad your back, my best wishes to you & family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyL Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Geraldine: You made me laugh! I was a school teacher for a brief period, then I went to work as a legal secretary, then back to college to become a paralegal. Not an attorney but I worked for attorneys for over 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Judy, No wonder you became a quilter;) I was sorry to hear of your loss. My prayers go out to you and your family. Mary Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetjob Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 When we started out pattern business, we always had some patterns and samples with us when we would go to quilt shops. We'd show them our quilt and then once we had a good reaction we would show them our patterns. We had to really promote them ourselves for awhile. Finally we got hooked up with several wholesale companies and now we sell all over U.S. and Canada. We have several patterns but the ones you will really sell the most of are the fast piecing ones. Our best seller had been out for 3 years and we still sell over 1,000 a month. It is super quick , works really well to show offf the fabric , and people make it over and over. We print up the "guts" at a local copy center and have another company print our covers for us and hire the local kids to be our pattern folders. It's pretty fun to travel to different shops and see our patterns wherever we go. I would definately give it a shot!!! angie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsbishwit Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Judy glad that you are back. Sorry to hear about your nephew, it's always hard when someone young dies suddenly. I lost my brother 12 years ago (he too was only 27) do to a brain tumor. Joann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GERRY Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 I knew it Judy L. My older sister, Anna is a paralegal too. I guess you can't spend that much time around lawyers and not have some of it rub off on you. Glad you joined the LA world, that makes you smarter than a lawyer. My oldest son Derek has the mind of a lawyer, but he was smart enough to go into construction, even if his parents thought he was makeing a mistake at the time. I stayed home to rise my 4 kids & now the youngest will be starting Kindergarten in the fall, time to get my butt in gear, & earn some money for retirement. I can't expect my DH to do it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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