I've been quilting for 15 years and have set some nice quilts aside for my grandchildren and great grandchildren. I've also made and donated quilts to a variety of organizations. And I've sold a few, mostly by word-of-mouth advertising. I'd love to sell more quilts but don't know where or how. One shop said it would take some on consignment but would charge 33% commision (ouch!)Because of physical problems I can't do craft shows -- so I guess I'm limited to the internet. Has anyone had any luck selling online? If so, where? I'd certainly appreciate hearing about your experiences!

Some have tried Etsy but heard you really have to advertise your site.

Another site is http://www.quiltsforsale.ca/index.php. They take 10% plus a fee to post the quilts.

Andrea try is website alot of craft people join its sew what new.com

Yes, I agree that Etsy would be great for you...when I was selling on Etsy I found that you had to list something each day in order to keep your site up at the top of the viewing site. I would list something small like a runner just to bump it up.

Art Fire is another online sales venue for handmade items.

I have gotten a lot of my customers from other customers and friends. When a customer picks up their quilt and tells how much they like it,tell them how much you appreciate their business and to please tell someone else about your quilts. Print out business cards and include one with the quilt. When you sell your quilts online,then you can't sell your quilts to anyone else during the time that they are online. I learned that the hard way.

Thanks for the tip. I'd never have known about not being able to sell elsewhere if listed online. (Hope you didn't get into serious trouble!)

Your suggestions sound great -- and thanks for taking the time and trouble to answer me. Guess I've got a bit of research to do the next few days.

Could you explain what you mean? Is that a particular website that has those terms?

Because I had to keep 2 quilts in my fabric room and not available for sale for 1 month it cost me $400.00.

Try etsy. If you put them on ebay I don't think people will be willing to pay you what they are worth....kust my observation.

They were queen size quilts (95 x 90) with matching quilted shams. The patterns were double wedding ring on both and each piece was fussy cut by hand to get a specific design. They were worth $200.00 and I have no problem selling them for that amount. I have an order in my shop for 2 for them to be ready by Valentine's day.

How about local sales.com to sell in your area.

There are probably some sites where this is true, but both ebay and etsy will allow you to cancel/delete a listing. There are some restrictions on ebay (can't cancel the listing if people have bid on it, for instance) but I don't think there are restrictions on etsy, since it isn't an auction format.

What is this all about? Can you please give more details? You still haven't really explained what you mean. What site has this restriction and how is it enforced? Galleries, by contract, have exclusive rights to sell while an item is there, but I've never heard of websites doing that. Thanks for any further info you can offer.