Checker Newsletter

By Tristan Gallagher

Item 20133T
Retail $9.95
Harriet Hargrave’s Quilter’s Graph Paper is a tool any versatile quilter should know about. Acquiring full control of a quilt happens when all variables of a quilt have been explored and considered, thus producing endless options and directions for your quilt to aspire to.
Think of sewing a blue dress [...]

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Pat Sloan here… thanks Penny and Jenny for asking me to guest blog today!
I’d like to share with you some things about my teaching books. Each of these books is designed to be used for teaching workshops. The books all have fabulous photos and directions for the students to reference when they get back home, a [...]

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Debbie Witenski the Jewelry Making Editor at BellaOnline has written this great review of fabulous fabric beads by Kristal Wick.   To read more articles by Debbie click here
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When I first picked up this book, I thought, “fabric beads?”. I didn’t think there would be enough to write a book on.
Kristal Wick has opened my eyes [...]

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Last week, Meg Cox was nice enough to share some of the ideas she talked about in her Schoolhouse presentation at Houston.  This week, she is sharing the specifics – how to host a how-to-quilt party at a different location and then encourage those customers to come to your store.  Thanks, Meg
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By Meg Cox, author [...]

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Meg Cox, author of “The Complete Quilter’s Catalog”, taught a schoolhouse at Quilt Market for us. She shared so many creative ideas on how to increase your customer base, that we wanted to share them with all of you.

Item #13881 Retail $18.95
Enjoy:
OK, the economy sucks and smart shop-owners are showering customers with extra love and [...]

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Judie Bellingham over at http://quilting.bellaonline.com wrote this cute Quilting Christmas Carol and has given me permission to use in our newsletter. 
Every year about this time, I put together a little “ditty” in keeping with the Christmas season that is heading our way. I like to pick a traditional carol and then write lyrics that suit the [...]

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This review is brought to you from Patsy Thompson Designs.  Patsy has wonderful DVD’s on Machine Quilting which you can view at  www.Checkerdist.com.  Checker Distributors also handles the Bendable Light which Patsy is talking about (BBL Retail $49.95 and the replacement mounting BR-BBL for $9.95 Retail).
 
Here is what Patsy Thompson has to say:
I have been [...]

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A humorous compilation of character traits of quilters according to their zodiac signs. Compiled by a quilting tutor with over twenty years experience teaching patchwork and quilting and zero years writing horoscopes.
Aries – March 21 to April 20 Aries are adventurous and energetic quilters. They are forever looking for new ideas. The whole world to [...]

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Gloom, But Not Doom, According to Consumers
Posted by Beth
In the recent BIGresearch economic news briefing of Consumer Insights, the company says the mood compares to that of post-Katrina confidence.
Consumers are curing what the report calls the “Holiday Hangover” by halting unnecessary spending. Major retailers are seeing the halo effect of gift card redemption. I hope [...]

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This is an article written by Beth Mauro for B.Line, Beth Mauro’s blog at scrapbookretailermagazine.com.  She may have written it for the Scrapbook retailers, but the ideas hold try for Quilt retailers as well.  I really like her positive spin on the Recession and what, as storeowners, we can do.
Enjoy!End of year consumer confidence results [...]

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