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Penny Halgren
Member since 03rd December 2005
Occupation: Quilter
Penny Halgren is a quilter of more than 26 years who seeks to interest new quilters and provide them with the resources necessary to create beautiful family heirloom quilts.

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There are plenty of ideas to find your niche in the world of quilting businesses. How about selling quilting kits? Making and selling quilting kits is one niche market. Beginning quilters would buy quilting kits. They are your target market. As you pla...
Create your own niche in the quilting business by giving old quilts new life. Chances are that you have several old quilts in your house. You never use them because they are old and lumpy. Don't discard them! There is still a lot of charm in those old ...
The Husqvarna Mega Quilter offers a 9x6 sewing area and 1600 stitches per minute. Many quilters enjoy piecing and finishing their quilts by hand. Some machine quilters are content with the results their regular sewing machine provides. Quilters who wan...
Some people love crafting and are drawn toward quilting, but don't feel like they have enough talent to sell the quilts they make. They sometimes don't feel comfortable basing their quilting business around sharing their quilting knowledge. If you are one...
If you use your favorite search engine for free denim quilt patterns, you will likely uncover reference to a rag quilt. Rag quilts are sewn with the seams on the top of the quilt. Snipping the quilt seams, then washing and drying the quilt give the des...
Maybe you would just like to make some extra money each month. Maybe you are miserable with your full time job and want to replace it with one you actually enjoy. No matter what your reason for considering, it, this is a great time to start a quilting bus...
If you are a quilter and have not yet tried your hand at Leisure Arts quilt patterns, pick one up to see what you have been missing! Leisure Arts is one of the world's largest publishers of craft instructional guides. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, ...
Even if you have never sold a quilt or quilted a pieced top for someone, you can start a quilting business. We've been taught all our lives to share - share toys, share money, share food. Why not share your quilting knowledge? You can start a quilting ...
Quilting has changed over the years, thanks mostly to the development of various quilting gadgets. Rotary cutters simplified fabric cutting and make it more accurate than scissors. In addition to ease and accuracy, the rotary cutter eliminated the blist...
During the Great Depression, Americans relied on their local newspapers for quite a lot. Newspapers during that time also provided a service to quilters. Many newspapers published quilt patterns for their readers during the Great Depression. 1930 ne...
If you find yourself in charge of planning games for quilters for an upcoming club meeting, retreat, or party, you have a fun task. All you need is a little imagination, which you already have since you are a quilter! To plan games for quilters, get in...
If you have ever considered starting a quilting business but are waiting to see how the U.S. economy pulls through, I challenge you to think again. There are plenty of reasons to start your own quilting business now! Money spent on quilting supplies in...
It's no secret that the American economy has seen better days. What a great time to start a quilting related business! Why would anyone start a business right now, especially a craft-related business like quilting? I have the answers. 1.Quilts ar...
There's no denying that puppies and dogs can be a lot of fun, even when you are sewing them into a dog quilt pattern! If the recipient of your quilt loves Scottie dogs, you will find various Scottie dog quilt patterns available for free online. Some ar...
Most quilters have more than one project going at a time. Frequently, there's one quilting project that gets put aside so long that it seems almost impossible to complete. If you find yourself in a quilting rut, maybe it's time to consider quilters ret...