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WASWI Resources – Snappy Comebacks!
To make hand-crafted things is to be the target of blunt questions and statements that disparage what it takes to make art, and leave you smarting a bit. I’m not always fast on the draw with my snappy...
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WASWI – Designing Fabric?
Yesterday, Abby Glassenberg of WhileSheNaps delivered an eye-opening post of behind-the-scenes information about the money in fabric design in our industry. Please go read it… I’ll be waiting for you...
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WASWI: “But I don’t need the money”
It’s exciting to see the topic of selling handcrafted items for decent money rise up in the consciousness of our industry. I believe that the more we talk about it, the better it will be for all. I...
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WASWI – Legs of the same table
We need each other. Every person, in every role in the quilting industry, whether it’s on the buying side or the selling side, from the CEO to the fledgling sewist, is necessary. Absolutely necessary....
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WASWI – Saying NO (or more Snappy Comebacks)
Recently, Karri G wrote with this question: “What do you say when someone wants you to make them a copy of a pattern without sounding holy than thou?” First of all, can I just say I don’t care about...
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I Sew
“I Sew.” You’re probably thinking, “Yep, so do I.” But, believe it or not, what we do isn’t ordinary. It’s a TALENT. Fifty years ago it was rare to find a woman who didn’t sew, but today, we are less...
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WASWI – How you use your time
A friend messaged over the weekend, asking for help to price a commission. We went over the costs of materials, and the time it might take to make. Yes, it does come down to time and money. As with all...
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WASWI: Let designers know if you see their patterns copied
This information was shared with me late last year: a reader bought a pattern from a booth vendor at the Pacific International Quilt Festival in October 2015, and when she opened it up later, it was a...
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The High Cost of Discount Pricing
Everybody loves a bargain. Scoring something on sale is a modern day hunter/gatherer coup of the first order, a proof positive that you are conducting your life with thrifty adult aplomb. But the push...
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WASWI – One of My Patterns Has Been Plagiarized
I’m pretty steamed. I’ve discovered that someone who bought my Chunky Wee Zippy Pouches pattern has ripped it off, obviously believing the “just change 5 things or X percent and you’re safe”...
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