A Quilting Entrepreneurs Guide to Collaborations: Lessons from the hosts of Quilting on the Side
Welcome to Quilting on the Side with your co-hosts Andi and Tori, your go-to digital space where we guide you in transforming your...
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Tori McElwain
Jul 242 min read
How to Find Your Next Customers for Quilting Businesses
Season 2 of Quilting on the Side was full of great information for finding your next customers. Are you looking for students for your...
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Tori McElwain
Jul 102 min read
The Business of Quilting: Products, Notions, and Patterns oh my!
Season 2 of Quilting on the Side was full of great information for product design, development, and marketing. Not only for what...
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Andi Stanfield
Jul 22 min read
We Asked, They Answered! Favorite Notions, Season 2
One of the most fun aspects of the podcast is the Rapid Fire Question portion. I am always surprised that there are very few repeat...
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Tori McElwain
Jun 243 min read
Quilting as a Hobby to a Quilting Business: Your Playlist to Help You Get Serious about Business
Season 2 of Quilting on the Side was full of great information for taking yourself seriously as a business. Are you just starting out?...
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Tori McElwain
Jun 183 min read
A Guide to Goal Setting for Your Business: Lessons from the hosts of Quilting on the Side
Welcome to your go-to resource for turning your passion for quilting into a profitable and fulfilling side hustle. For those new to our...
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Andi Stanfield
Jan 232 min read
Growing a Longarm Business
When you think of running a longarm business, websites and social media are naturally part of the procees, right? Not necessarily! In...
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Andi Stanfield
Jan 162 min read
Setting Goals for your Business
Happy New Year! January always signals a fresh start, so let's take a look at ways to set goals and grow our business. Before planning...
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Tori McElwain
Dec 27, 20232 min read
Growing Your Quilt Business Playlist 3: Inspiration
This week we are sharing a Playlist for the established business owner, the last playlist for Season 1! You can still see Playlist 1:...
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Tori McElwain
Dec 20, 20232 min read
How to Grow Your Quilt Business: Playlist 2 from Season 1!
Lets dive into Playlist 2: You've Started! Lets get growing. We are sharing 3 curated Playlists for the next few weeks for each stage of...
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Andi Stanfield
Dec 19, 20231 min read
Favorite Notions from Season 1
We ask every guest to share a favorite notion or quilting tool with our audience. It is fascinating to hear about the items that make...
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Tori McElwain
Dec 13, 20232 min read
How to Start a Quilt Business Playlist from Season 1: Quilting on the Side Podcast
We know we have a wide range of listeners, from "I have an idea! But I haven't started yet" to "I've been in this industry of umpteen...
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Tori McElwain
Oct 31, 20234 min read
Turning Social Media Dread to Joy
By Beth Ann Williams Does social media give you anxiety? Do you stress about what to post, when to post, and how you will be perceived?...
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Andi Stanfield
Oct 31, 20231 min read
Figuring It Out with Beth Ann Williams
When health challenges made hand-sewing, hand appliqué, and hand quilting no longer physically viable, Beth Ann's first instinct was...
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Andi Stanfield
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Our business library
While setting up your online crafting business may be fairly straightforward, learning the best practices of e-commerce is a continual...
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Andi Stanfield
Oct 3, 20231 min read
Go For It with Belle of Seams Sew Me
Belle from Seams Sew Me joins us for episode 10. It's hard to believe that she has only been quilting for three years! in that time, she...
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Andi Stanfield
Sep 19, 20231 min read
Listening is the key
We recently spoke to Rachel Miller of Journey Back Quilts. She described the many twists and turns in the growth of her business, and we...
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Andi Stanfield
Sep 5, 20231 min read
Becoming a Great Vendor: Debbie from Wendt Quilting
Once upon a time, Debbie was a home economics teacher. She went to a quilting class thinking she could learn something new to use in her...
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Andi Stanfield
Aug 22, 20231 min read
Color Challenges with Patterns by Jen
Season 1 Episode 5 shares our conversation with Patterns by Jen. Andi is a long time fan of the Monthly Color Challenge and it was so...
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Andi Stanfield
Aug 15, 20231 min read
Inspiration for Designing Quilt Patterns
S1E4 - Join Tori and Andi as they discuss their process for writing quilt patterns. Does it start with design elements or fabric choices?...
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