Personalize their favorite toys

All of our children and grandchildren have their favorite toys – and wouldn’t you love it if they were cuddling one you made for them?

These cuddle buddies by Embroidery Buddy are made so they can be personalized by hand or on your favorite embroidery machine.

There are a wide variety of Blanket Buddy choices.
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Monkey Item #61092  Retail $16.00
Bear Item #61098BL  Retail $16.00
Lamb Item #61099  Retail $16.00

The stuffed animals are made so the stuffing is enclosed in a bag and removed through a zipper while the embroidery is being done.

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Bull Dog Item #41090  Retail $27.00
Lamb Item #71090  Retail $25.00

What a great way to demo the new generation of embroidery machines!  To see all of the options, visit our website:  Embroidery Buddy

Why not demonstrate these during your next shop hop?

Hats with Personality

Tis the season.  Our town had the first snow day today.  What is better on a snow day then to be sitting by a fire doing your favorite needle art.  These cute hats can be made in one sitting and have tons of personality.

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Item #TTY15MO  Retail $8.99

The packaging is irresistible!  The yarn automatically creates the stripes and there is even a grommet to hold the little stuffed animal on securely.

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They come in a wide variety of choices….

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Item #TTY15PE  Retail $8.99

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Item #TTY15SB  Retail $8.99

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Item #TTY15SF  Retail $8.99

 

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Item #TTY15SM  Retail $8.99

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Item #TTY15ST  Retail $8.99

Display these at the register.  Your customers will want one – one for each child that is!  Visit our website to see the entire Top This collection!

“Quilt Shop” is a Misnomer

If you truly are just a “quilt shop”, you are missing a wealth of business!  Over 80% of the top 100 patterns on the Checker website are NOT quilts.  Creating a quilt is an amazing experience but everyone wants instant gratification.  Why not offer a series of classes that can actually be completed in class?  And, as a bonus, choose projects that make great gifts as well.  Make one in class, and then send them home with the supplies to make them for all of their friends!

Here are my top six choices to get you started:

This apron pattern is one of my favorites.  It comes in two sizes so kids can have fun in the kitchen as well….

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Item #ATK176  Retail $9.50

These Sweetpea Pods can be made with 10″ squares.  Talk about easy to kit!

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Item #LGD135  Retail $10.00

The hardware is included in the pattern:

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Item #LGD137  Retail $13.50

It just takes a fat quarter – and the hardware is included in the pattern!  How easy is that???

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Item #FQG120  Retail $13.00

This is the new version of he classic Diva Wallet.  Choose a different option – with the same great clasp.

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Item #SMC824  Retail $10.00

This placemat or table runner has a classic look and is quilt as you go!

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Item #TLP1234  Retail $9.50

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Why not help your customers have a stockpile of gifts for the coming year?  These would all be great Valentine’s Day; birthday; Mother’s Day gifts…

You can make ALL of these samples in the amount of time it would take to make ONE quilt sample!  Use your time wisely.  Don’t forget to take the time to display all of the companions with the projects and include pre-cuts!

A Decoration for Every Season – Part Two

This pattern is the perfect companion to the jaw dropping centerpiece that is on everyone’s to-do list!  Yes, it is listed as a Christmas ornament – but wouldn’t it be darling hanging from the light over the table to accent EVERY holiday table?

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Item # PQD196  Retail $9.00

These are so easy to kit!  Each ornament is made with one pack of the Bosal Craf-tex Coaster sets.

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Item #437B-6CR  Retail $6.47

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Item #437B-7CS  Retail $6.47

Why not offer a class where they make one of each.  Guess what – there is a pack for those as well…

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Item #437B-8CRS  Retail $11.29

Embellish the ornaments with her bead sets.

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Item #PQD103S  Retail $5.00 (Silver)

Item #PQD103G  Retail $5.00 (Gold)

No one has time to make ornaments at Christmas, so why not start now???

 

A Decoration for Every Season – Part One

This pattern is the perfect example of how Social Media can work for you!  A shop posted a pic of their shop sample on Facebook, it went viral – and the rest is history!

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Item #PQD-210  Retail $9.00

It instantly became the #1 pattern on Checker and sold out instantly.  No one could have predicted this so Kristine of Poorhouse Designs was not prepared for the demand either – but she is now – and more patterns are due in this week!  Are you posting classes, kits and shop samples on Facebook to share with your customers?  If this pattern doesn’t inspire you, nothing will!

The Facebook pic showed it as a centerpiece.

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This was the variation that appeared on the back of the pattern – and is obviously the viewer’s choice!

Kristine is such a sweetheart!  She instantly did this pattern in different fabrics to make it a holiday pattern for EVERY occasion!  

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This is the perfect class because it can actually be DONE in a class – and I mean totally done and ready to put on the table!  It features a product that may be new to your customers – In-R-Form single sided fusible foam stabilizer – which is a teaching opportunity.

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Item #495BS-18  Retail $11.00 

This product is available on the bolt and in the package.  Choose what works for you.

Be sure to have these bead packages on hand.  Kristine has packaged them in either gold or silver and they are the perfect size for the pattern.  Let’s face it, this is an impulse buy because no one knows if they have them at home – let alone where they are!

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Item #PQD103G  Retail $5.00

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Item #PQD103S  Retail $5.00

Why not schedule YOUR class today?  Don’t forget to post it on Facebook!