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Old 05-05-2012, 10:44 AM
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The new Craftsy (www.craftsy.com) site has a place for people to sell designs and patterns....
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Old 05-05-2012, 01:13 PM
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Are your patterns copyrighted???? Contact www.quiltwoman.com to see if she would like to add you to her mix.
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Old 05-05-2012, 01:26 PM
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When i first sold my patterns, I contacted eaglepatterndepot.com and talked to them about it. They carried my patterns. So did the patternpeddlers.com I am now out of the pattern business because I started working full time and did not have the time to continue coming up with new designs. You could email these two distributors. My first pattern went ot market with Eagle Pattern Depot. Market is a huge show every 6 months for quilt shop owners. The only way to get into it is to lease a booth to show your produces or to go with a quilt shop owner. I was working a the LQS at the time and got to go and see my first pattern at market. Good luck to you!
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Old 05-06-2012, 02:47 AM
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Maybe you should vend at a local quilt shw. Sell at retail. To test the response from quilters. Vending at Quilt Maret is very expensive so I don't suggest that avenue.

Do you have a facebook page fr your pattern business? We'd love to see your patterns.

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Old 05-06-2012, 03:08 AM
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another place to market them might be Craftsy. Some of the newer designers are selling their patterns there. Go take a look & see what they offer.
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Old 05-06-2012, 03:11 AM
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Internet marketing is a reasonable way. Get yourself a website and have the right name that will pop up when people are surfing for specific sites. Good luck with your venture.
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Old 05-06-2012, 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by happyquiltmom View Post
Ditto ghostrider.

You need to get carried by a distributor (such as Checker) in order for quilt shops to find your patterns.
this is not true! there are many designers who avoid checkers..mainly because of the low $ amount checkers will pay you, their practice of not ordering from you until they have sold "X" # of patterns to shops(which is actually on Backorder to the buyer), and many other practices that are not fair to the designer!

There are pattern only wholesalers that are easier to work with, or you can self publish & self promote by going to market, or smaller quilt shows. Make sure you are a designer forum, PM me and I can give you the names of a couple good ones! Make sure your patterns are tested well, get a blog up and going and sell from there!
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Old 05-06-2012, 06:16 AM
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You should make up a few samples of some of your patterns and then see if the shops would carry them and show your samples. Like was said before try to teach them in a class. Offer a class to your LQS and see if you can get a start that way. Try the fabric manufactures and see if you can use their fabrics and get them to advertise that way. It is late to go to spring quilt market as it coming up in a couple of weeks. Maybe try for the fall market that is held in Houston. If you go you will need to have lots of samples and patterns for people to see and even buy. Maybe get some of us on the board to test drive some of your patterns. Good luck whatever you do.
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Old 05-06-2012, 06:23 AM
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Also, try Craftsy. I believe they have a program where you can sell your patterns and won't charge you a fee to do it.
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Old 05-06-2012, 06:38 AM
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Yes, they are copywritten. I am still working on others that haven't been tested yet. Thanks!
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