Originally Posted by
quilter7748
I am considering starting a quilt shop. Must drive at least 45-60 minutes to any other shops. No other store in the community to buy even a spool of thread or needles. Am wondering if it is profitable. I have sewn since age 9, quilted for 15 years and taught sewing & quilting classes for the last 5 years. I have business knowledge to do the accounting, etc. Need advice. Thanks.
I would suggest talking to the owner of Stitchin' Heaven in Texas. She runs a boot camp for quilt shop owners (
https://stitchinheaven.com/bootcamp) that sounds good. I was considering looking into a quilt shop at one time and saw this, but decided I wasn't up to the challenge.