QuiltE

Have on display some samples of quilts, runners, etc. that they could be used in and you will have instant sellers.

marjben

I think quilt labels would be a great selling product. Before I got my embroidery machine, I would have bought quilt labels for sure!

ThreadHead

Try Aprons, Lint bags for your machine. Stuffed bears in FOOTBALL fabric sold like hot cakes. They were plain looking bears, but in football, baseball, fabrics, I was stunned to see them go so fast. I made stuffed horses, which were a lot more work, better looking, but the wrong fabrics. Won't happen again. lol

Murphy224

Zipper bags are good sellers for our guild shows. A lot of quilters are "afraid" of zippers or simply don't want to bother with them and are delighted to buy one already made, especially in fun sewing/quilting themed fabric.

redstilettos

Love these ideas, ladies. I knew I asked the right group!

I have an accuquilt cutter....I like the idea of fused and ready to go quilt kits. The zipper bags might be a good idea, as are the labels.

I think the stuffed bears would be cute, too.

Someone PM'd me with an idea for making buttons to wear with cute quilt saying on them (Like....if you see the seam ripper, bring wine) type things.

Love these ideas!

Onebyone

We had kits to sell along with the finished items and not many of the kits sold. We made the simple key lanyards to give as gift with purchase. That was a good crowd draw. Items made from bright modern prints sold first. The floral and 30s fabric items didn't sell much.

QuiltE

A thought ... don't bother with the work of kits!
They'll never be the "right" colour, fabric, etc.
As quilters, we all have a stash, but many of us do not have the accuquilt cutter to precision cut. So we would be attracted to this pre-cuts. Plus as someone mentioned earlier, quilters tend not to buy what they have at home ..... i.e. the stash!

My suggestion is to just make matched sets of generic fused appliques.
Package them in sandwich bags, all the same count, colour/fabric and price.
Have some samples to draw attention and for inspiration .... otherwise, they could just disappear into your display and never be seen. Easy-peasy ....... and they will be flying out like hotcakes!!!!

Quilts of Valour did this at Quilt Canada 2016, using generic Canadian motifs, (maple leaves, inukshuks, beavers, etc.). The only problem I had was deciding how many, of each to get!
I think it was six per package. A reasonable number, and price. And yes, they were selling like hotcakes ..........

It's an easy project to do, and a good money-maker!
Worst case scenario, if they don't sell, they won't take much storage space after.
Plus you have some at-the-ready for your own or guild projects later.

applique

This looks like a great idea to me! I sell appliqued quilts and they sell too fast for me to keep up. This year I will be trying appliqued blocks where the background fabric is the same and they can buy them by the block and finish their own quilt. This is a finished top using the blocks (light colored background only).

Onebyone

If the person with the die cutter volunteers to cut that's fine but don't ask for her to do it.

RedGarnet222

I think my favorite thing to buy is sets of pre-made embroidery blocks. Not everyone has the same embroidery designs and finding a completed set of nice ones is a saved day of mess and work to me. Absolutely worth the money. How about a baggy with ten ufo blocks. That would be fun to buy and clear out some of the ufo's. The last idea is make your own cards of color coordinated buttons for embellishments.

I went to a sale at the assistance league, senior sampler and they had everything imaginable to sell. I think my favorite thing I bought was a set of linen towels with embroidered accents for the kitchen.