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Creative Solutions for Quilt Samples

Creative Solutions for Quilt Samples

Update: 2025-10-14
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In this episode of Quilting on the Side, Andi and Tori discuss the challenges quilt business owners face with accumulating sample quilts. They explore various options for managing these samples, including giving them away, repurposing them into wearable art, and selling them. The conversation delves into the difficulties of pricing handmade quilts and the importance of finding the right market to sell them effectively. The hosts share creative ideas for repurposing quilts and highlight the significance of targeting affluent areas for selling quilts.

Chapters
00:00 Navigating the Quilt Sample Dilemma
04:00 Creative Repurposing of Quilts
06:50 Selling Samples: Challenges and Opportunities
12:56 Finding the Right Market for Quilts
18:35 Planning for Fabric Samples
21:34 Choosing Timeless Color Schemes
23:19 Dealing with Mistakes in Quilting
25:58 Creative Solutions for Quilting Errors
29:09 Community Engagement and Selling Quilts

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Tori McElwain @heytori.tech

Andi Stanfield @truebluequilts


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Creative Solutions for Quilt Samples

Creative Solutions for Quilt Samples

Andi Stanfield and Tori McElwain