Originally Posted by Baby Catcher
This is kind of a spin off from the what do you like in quilt shops thread. I practice in a very busy inner city hospital and my fantasy job is to work in a quilt shop. I have it all designed in my head :-D My question is in this economy can you make a living from owning a quilt shop? What do you all think?
If you're looking for a monthly income from a quilt shop,I seriously doubt it. I turned my dining room(never used) into a quilt shop. But I don't sell items to make quilts,only made quilts.I make them all year and then around October I run an ad in our local paper and during November and December I sell them all for extra money for Christmas,home repairs,birthdays. Maybe if you sold the quilting supplies you could do it,I don't know.I have MS and and there are days that I can't physically do anything but look up patterns on the computer. You might also have to pay for help,and business insurance.My daughter helps me and the way I make my quilts I don't have to have more that the home insurance that I have.