Originally Posted by Rose Hall
Rhonda,
good question---I sell "customized" kits, a customer chooses the design, and the fabric he/she wants in the kit, sends it to me (the fabric), I cut it with my die cut machine and send it back, along with any leftover fabric. I don't send any instructions, though, so the quilter needs to have enough experience to look at a block and be able to tell how it is constructed.
I also sell applique by the piece. Some customers have purchased as few at 25 pieces for a baby quilt, placemats, etc.
It's all customized and very flexible. I have quite a few quilt selections on my website and am adding more applique all the time. The applique is time consuming, though. I haven't figured out how to put an example of an applique piece on my website without actually making a sample.
After the train applique is finished for my son, I think I might buy a few Hawaiian (spelling??) appliques. I think that might be challenging. Needle turn applique is a skill I need to improve.
Rose Hall
Rose I was curious because I had kits on my site for awhile and they didn't attract any attention. I was just thinking about what i do and if I could put something together that uses my methods.
I think you have the perfect solution for people! I would never take someone else's idea and use it. I was just curious what you do.
I don't do needle turn. I either baste my pieces and sew them on under my machine needle or I applique them on with a herringbone stitch. I have done needle turn but it is not something I want to do a lot of.
I had thought at one time of applliqueing on a pocket or patch and selling them so people could add them to their projects. May do that some day. I can come up with lots of ideas just not enough time!!
I don't know if I want to mess with kits. Right now I have too many irons in the fire as it is. A friend just asked me if I had any kits and I am going to work up something for her but selling them online right now is probaly going to have to wait.
I was interested in what everyone thinks of kits because I didn't know if they were still popular or not.