gbaum Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 I have been quilting about seven years and sewing clothing for about 40 years. I would like to start a quilting business to quilt for others and would like to know about how long did it take some of you to build a client base or I guess what I would like to know is about how many quilts is doable in a week. Any in put welcome. I was injured in an auto accident and have a weak arm and hope APQS would be easier for me to handle. Thank you Gail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Gail, The number of quilts you can quilt in a week depends entirely on you. At first it may be 2, later on when your skill level raises it may be 2 a day depending on the type of quilting. Building a customer base can be tricky. Do your homework. Find out supply and demand. Find out how many machine quilters there are in your area. How busy are they - are they backlogged for severl months? Do you have a relationship with your local quilt shop owners/employees? do you belong to a guild or more than one? How receptive are they to another quilter? I have been quilting for 3 years. I work part-time and I think that hurts me some, because my turn around time is not as great as it could be if I was home all day. However, at the current time I have 3 repeat customers. I got a new customer this week and hopefully she will be a repeat. Other than that, the customers and their quilts trickle in. Also, I don't belong to a guild, but there is one I have visited that I would like to be a part of. I don't know if I could generate any business from them, but they are so nice. Some things for you to think about. Hope that helps. Just do lots of homework, this is a big investment. Not only the price of the machine, but there are training classes, supplies, books, patterns, thread, batting - if you plan to carry that, etc. These are all things to consider. Good luck with your venture. If you decide to go for it, I highly recommend APQS!! Mary Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbaum Posted June 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Thank you Mary Beth and Happy Birthday. I have done some homework and found what few are longarm quilters are three to four months out so hope that is good. I really appreciate your input. Gail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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