Is Quilt making and designin a profitable business to get into?
2007-03-02 09:51:06 · 6 answers · asked by msdeborah45 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
If you were to come up with a new quilt design and either teach a class or create a pattern, then you may earn a profit.
I find baby quilts sell like hotcakes. I often have enough scraps or leftovers to make some really cute ones. I'm able to sell them quickly because a lot of people want to give a "homemade" baby gift that they didn't make. LOL
2007-03-02 12:56:12 · answer #1 · answered by Lisa S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That depends on two things. How good are you at the 'craft' (although I think it's truly an 'art') of quilting? Are your 'designs' good enough to 'sell' well? You need to sit down and do a 'business plan' ... you can find many 'free' if you do a search on business plan format' ... then you will be able to 'judge fairly' whether you 'have what it takes' to be a good 'quilt entrepreneur.'
2007-03-02 10:07:13 · answer #2 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quilt-making? Highly unlikely that you can make a fair return, due to the crappy imported quilts that sell for 1/10th of what a quality-made quilt would sell for.
You might be able to make a few bucks by designing quilts, but I would go for something unusual and geared for more experienced quilters. Maybe applique.
2007-03-02 10:01:11 · answer #3 · answered by CJ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. While your quilt may be beautiful, who is willing to pay an appropriate amount for hte materials, labor and design?
To give you a feel for the sales end, here is a link to handcrafted quilts on eBay. Take a look at how few have any bids and how low the few bids are.
http://crafts.search.ebay.com/quilts_Handcrafted-Items_W0QQfromZR34QQsacatZ71183
2007-03-02 10:39:11 · answer #4 · answered by MyThought 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're good at it, and can sew quickly... I've made a few quilts, and the materials were so expensive and it took me so long that, had I sold them, I woulod have had to charge an arm and a leg! So no, I don';t think it's the most profitable thing in the world.
2007-03-02 09:59:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion, no, because of the glut of imported quilts and other "handmade" things. I make penny rugs, and I can't make anything on them because the foreign imports are in all the craft stores, and sold as "handmade" at craft shows, etc...it breaks my heart when I spend so many hours, and use such good material only to find that the foreign imports bring a few bucks and people by them for their decorating because they're cheap.....
2007-03-02 11:01:47 · answer #6 · answered by Pat H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋