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Exciting News – Craftsy is Now an Official Christa Quilts Sponsor!
Lately I’ve been approached by a few different companies wanting to sponsor my blog. In staying true to my mission to support and promote the art of quilting, I am only saying yes to those companies...
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Quilty Math Update and a Resource
Hey guys – just a quick note to let you know the Fun With Figures lecture is now up on the Modern Quilt Guild community site for members. I also updated a couple more things on my Quilty Math page...
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Making Quilting Your Business – Marketing Your Brand
Today I wanted to wrap up a series I began earlier – How to Make Quilting Your Business. I’ve explored topics I’m familiar with such as running an online shop, to other things I’ve never tried like...
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Christa’s Soap Box – I’m Jumping Off the Deep End With My Patterns
After literally 10 years of going back and forth on whether I wanted to design and write individual quilt patterns, I’ve finally come to a decision – I’m going to do it! For real! :-) I’m jumping on...
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Button Button – Who’s Got a Button?
The next step I’m taking in my branding re-design is to change up my logo. My friend Sabrina from Slovly drew this caricature of me a few years ago in exchange for a quilt (of course)! I recently...
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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at My New Branding
Hey guys, you may have noticed my new blog design. It’s all thanks to a lot of hard work from Design by Lindsie. I asked her to join me for an in-depth behind the scenes look at what it took to make...
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To Market, To Market…
Later this week kicks off the semi-annual International Quit Market for the quilting industry. It’s a place to see the latest and greatest in quilting fabric, supplies, books and patterns and it’s also...
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Christa’s Soap Box – How to Succeed in Business (With Lots and Lots of Trying)
Have you ever heard of the Broadway musical “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”? Although I’ve never seen the play, the title always gives me a chuckle as I pause for reflection. I know...
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NQA 2015 Quilt Show Wrap Up
I just returned from teaching for the National Quilting Association‘s annual quilt show in Little Rock, Arkansas and it was such a great time for both me and my students! Each time I teach, it...
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Christa’s Soapbox – Do the Work
So back at the end of 2012 I set some pretty lofty goals for my business. That summer I discovered the modern aesthetic and decided it was time to go pro with my quilting. It’s been 3 years of hard,...
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Quilt Market is This Week! What I’m doing and Where I’ll be.
International Quilt Market, the twice yearly industry trade show is this weekend in Houston, Texas, from Friday-Monday. I’ll be there of course, purchasing the latest and greatest for our precut store....
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Quilt Market Summary – Fall 2015
As Jason and I head back home from Quilt Market today (the semi-annual trade show), I’ll share a quick summary of our weekend. As you know, there are two main parts of our business – the precut side...
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BERNINA Love – and what it means to be a brand ambassador
I’ve long been a fan of BERNINA sewing machines and purchased my first one, a used model 1630 back in in 1997. I pieced and machine quilted all of my quilts on it and really learned how to be a...
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Fabric Friday – The Precut Store is now on Instagram! (And Some Sale News)
We are starting to do a little bit of rebranding for our online store which we lovingly call “The Precut Store.” Right now everything is still under our company name of Christa Quilts but we will...
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2015 in Review and Looking Forward to a Quilty New Year
As the old year ends and the new one is just beginning, it’s always fun to reflect about what was accomplished while looking forward to new goals. Although quilting is my full-time job, it’s just as...
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Christa’s Soapbox – Please don’t steal my artwork
You all know I am NOT one who ruffles feathers, but I simply must speak out. I have the cutest artwork that a friend of mine made for my business and I use for my logos. Simply put, people are stealing...
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Pattern Writing Series – Hiring a Graphic Designer
I am enjoying being part of Cheryl Brickey’s Pattern Writing Blog Series over at Meadow Mist Designs. Today I wanted to include an extra post as part of the series, on the subject of hiring a graphic...
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Shopowner Friends – Sign up for my Wholesale Newsletter
I know many of you out there who follow me are successful shop owners and industry professionals. As my business has grown, it’s time to create a wholesale newsletter just for you! This monthly email...
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The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting – Cornered
Click here to get your autographed copy of The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting. Click here to see all of the quilts from the book, as they are added each week! All photography courtesy of Brent Kane...
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My Spring 2016 Quilt Market Schedule
I’m so excited to attend Quilt Market in Salt Lake City, Utah this weekend. This is the twice-yearly trade show for the quilting industry. Even though it’s not open to the public, you can still feel...
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