sahm4605

who on here sells their quilt to people after they make them? I would rather give them away but trying to make a little extra money. (for some home repairs) I am getting frustrated because no one seems interested. do you who sell yours find this to be the case many times? or is it just me? i am on ebay and yardsellr but it seems that these sites are just not working. are there any places that you guys think work really well?

Kathios

I sometimes buy quilts on ebay and etsy, and I've purchased some lovely quilts from this board. What do you have up for sale?

sahm4605

two baby quilts and one wall hanging/ table topper. i was wondering if etsy was a good place to try also. I have them shown on here under my topics if you were wanting to see them.

amma

Do you have any consignment shops near you? Or other places that sell? :D:D:D

sahm4605

we have places that you can rent space but I am trying not to spend money to sell my stuff. Most places around here are you donate it like goodwill or you rent space like a flee market. unfortunate no real good place to sell quilts.

cuppi duke

I think this is a really hard thing to do unless you have a name that is well known. I am trying to sell my patterns and there is so much competition out there. I do know that ebay isn't the answer unless you have antique quilts or want to give them away. I am not sure Etsy is the answer either. Maybe try a boutique around the holidays. I have had pretty good luck with them if you don't price too high.

Zhillslady

try craigslist.com - it's free so if no response you're not out anything.

gaevren

Craigslist can be a good idea, but make sure to educate yourself on how NOT to be scammed before you put something up for sale! Best rule of thumb is local and CASH. You don't *have* to stick with that but it's usually safest.

sahm4605

craigslist worries me a lot. have put stuff up there and it is a pain in the toosh having to tell all the scammers local pick up only. I will have to try that also.

ckcowl

quilts for sale is a good site to use- very reasonable policies/costs-

mine are pretty much word of mouth- i get requests/orders too often to be able to keep up- but it takes time to build up customers- ive been making quilts and selling them for gosh- about 10 years now....the quilts for sale web site helps with finding customers.
check with local shops- we have a couple that will allow you to hang your quilts in their shop (especially if you used a pattern they sell) i've used that way a few times- just hung with (if interested in this quilt contact...)
there may even be a consignment shop you could use- before i moved there was an interior decorator who had a nice shop selling home decor- she welcomed some of my quilts/runners ect - charging a consignment fee.