WASWI: “But I don’t need the money”
It's exciting to see the topic of selling handcrafted items for decent money rise up in the consciousness of our industry. I believe that the more we talk about it, the better it will be for [...]
WASWI Resources – Snappy and Sassy Comebacks!
To make hand-crafted things is to be the target of blunt questions and statements that disparage what it takes to make art, and leave you smarting a bit. I'm not always fast on the draw [...]
WASWI – Molli Breaks it Down
I wrote the original We Are $ew Worth It post almost two years ago, and have been thrilled to see it take laps around the world. When it went viral, it reached our cousins in [...]
WASWI – Where Should You Buy a Quilt Book?
One of my readers, Rebecca R., kindly wrote me last week, concerned, regarding the price of my book on Amazon. As she put it, "Amazon is price gouging you." Yep, pretty much. As I say [...]
Great Exposure!
Image from the delightful Melanie Gillman of pigeonbits.tumblr.com As this lovely year comes to a close, I want to thank each and every person who has written me from the We Are $ew Worth It posts. [...]
What’s it worth? Part 2 – A Bigger Picture
Last November I dashed off a blog post about calculating the value of a handmade quilt. At the time, it got modest attention, but in January the post saw a flurry of views, most of [...]
What’s it worth?
This morning I caught a post on a quilting Facebook feed... a member posted a picture of a delightful baby quilt and asked what she should charge the neighbor that just asked to buy it [...]