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We have many quilt and sewing related businesses, like yours, as our customers. We invite you to visit some of our recently developed web sites. 

The Sampler (www.the-sampler.com): Karol Plocher carries everything in each collection done by designer Kaffe Fassett! Located in Chanhassen, MN, The Sampler specializes in Kaffe Fassett fabrics. Working with Karol, we featured some of the unique Fassett fabrics and designs on the Home page. Carol and her staff also make kits to reproduce the quilts found in the Fassett books. Additionally, you'll find a variety of luscious Bali batiks, dramatic African fabrics, elegant Japanese florals and lots of other quilting fabrics. Karol has had this shop for over a decade and recently opened her online shop. We provided Karol with the QuiltProfessionals classes data base which allows Karol to easily enter and change classes on a private part of her web site. Any visitor to the site can sort and view the classes by teacher, month, day of the week, and technique (e.g. piecing, applique, etc.). Visitors can learn about each class and see a picture of the project. The customer can print a text only copy of the class list from the web site.

In addition the Sampler displays an attractive newsletter with lots of pictures on the web site using the QuiltProfessionals email newsletter system. The newsletter format also allows the shop owner to email the same newsletter out to their mailing list. Customers can sign up for the newsletter on the web site and be automatically added to the mailing list saving time for the shop owner. The Sampler site uses the QuiltProfessionals shopping cart to make their many products available to customers across the country. See The Sampler site at www.the-sampler.com.

Mama's Log House Quilt Shop (www.mamasloghousequiltshop.com): Mama's Log House Quilt Shop is known throughout Arkansas and surrounding states for its huge selection of products and exceptional personal service. Owner Kay Voss recently made the decision to take her shop online to serve the ever-growing market of "cyber-quilters". Her current challenge is taking her shop inventory of thousands of bolts of quilting fabric, hundreds of quilting books, quilting supplies, quilt kits and patterns and adding much of it into her online shopping cart. When Kay sets up a booth at national and regional quilt shows, quilters sometimes ask if this is the entire quilt shop because she has so many quilting books, notions, quilt kits and fat quarters in the booth. We have a feeling that visitors to her online quilt shop may soon be asking the same question! This site uses the QuiltProfessionals shopping cart to make their many products available to customers across the country. See the Mama's Log House site: www.mamasloghousequiltshop.com.

Terrell Designs (terrelldesigns.com), the web site operated by Terrell Sundermann, is the place to go if you are interested in anything related to Roman shades. Terrell creates custom Roman shades, sells the parts for making Roman shades and offers detailed free instructions for anyone wanting to create their own Roman shades. After operating a very successful web site for a number of years, Terrell found that her competition had increased dramatically. In order to beat the competition, Terrell wanted her web site to present a very professional appearance and be clearly superior to the competition. She hired Quilt Professionals to do the makeover of the site. After our re-design, Terrell's sales immediately increased. The new web site features a hardware calculator which we custom programmed for Terrell. Similar to the fabric calculator that comes with our shopping cart, the hardware calculator helps Terrell's customers figure out exactly what parts and sizes they will need for the size Roman shade they wish to make. The new site also features a slide show of custom Roman shades created by Terrell. Terrell's work is fabulous and the slide show, located right in the logo area of the site, let's web site visitors immediately see the quality of work Terrell can do for them if they want to contract with her to make their custom Roman shades. See the Terrell Designs web site at terrelldesigns.com.

Thimbles 'n Quilts (www.thimblesandquilts.com)
Located in Battle Mountain, Nevada, owner Samme King wanted to make her products available to the larger customer base available on the Web. This expansion is a family affair for Thimbles 'n Quilts, as Samme's mother, Jeanne King, is heavily involved in making the transition to selling on the Web. Thimbles 'n Quilts is a full service quilt shop with a wide range of fabrics, quilt supplies and quilt books. They have particularly wide selections of children's fabrics, flannels and western fabrics and are emphasizing these products on their web site. Thimbles 'n Quilts is making good use of the new QuiltProfessionals email newsletter system that both displays an attractive newsletter on the web site and allows the shop owner to email the same newsletter out to their mailing list. Customers can sign up for the newsletter on the web site and be automatically added to the mailing list which will save owner Samme King a lot of time. See the Thimbles 'n Quilts site at www.thimblesandquilts.com.

Alice Wilhoit (www.alicewilhoit.com) had been selling her applique quilt patterns through her web site for several years when she decided that the site needed a new look, a look that would more closely reflect the kind of elegant applique and folk art quilt designs that she is known for. She wanted a web site with an appearance that would really please her. Paula happily set to work on the design for Alice's site, playing in Photoshop with several of Alice's favorite quilt designs. The site design that finally emerged from Paula's work with Alice greatly pleased all of us involved in the process. Paula used the intricate floral border from Alice's quilt, "Morning Celebration", and wrapped it around the left and top edges of the web page. A pink pin stripe was added just inside the border for an additional touch of elegance. With this design, Alice's quilts are not just displayed on her web site, the quilts form the very bedrock of the site. See the web site design and Alice's many quilt patterns at www.alicewilhoit.com.

Quilt Hawaiian (www.quilthawaiian.com): Quilt Hawaiian, located in Volcano Hawaii, sells original Hawaiian quilt patterns and kits designed by six of Hawaii's talented designers. They also offer a wealth of information about Hawaiian quilting, useful to beginning and advanced quilters. We recently did a web site re-design for web site owner, Loretta Pasco. Our goals were to create a beautiful site that would be unmistakably Hawaiian and where visitors could easily find the Hawaiian quilt patterns and information they wanted. Visitors will want to come to Quilt Hawaiian, both to experience the Hawaiian ambiance, created with photos of native Hawaiian plants and Hawaiian quilts, and and to take home a bit of Hawaii in the form of quilt patterns that will allow them to create their own Hawaiian quilts. See the Quilt Hawaiian site at www.quilthawaiian.com.

Helen Squire (www.helensquire.com): Helen Squire is the author of the "Dear Helen" books of quilting designs and the Helen's Hints columnist for American Quilter magazine. She is a popular speaker and teacher who travels internationally. She needed a web site to make the information about her lectures, workshops, and books easily available to the quilt guilds, quilt shows and other quilting events that want to hire her for an event. When you visit her site, note how the site design incorporates the quilting patterns that Helen Squire is so well known for. Also, be sure to take the "historical Helen" tour (just move your mouse over the photo on the home page). See the Helen Squire site at www.helensquire.com.

Piecing the Past (www.piecingthepast.com): Piecing the Past is a site for antique quilt lovers! Donna Rupert and husband, Brian, have turned their love for vintage quilts into a resource for quilt enthusiasts. Piecing the Past features patterns based on antique quilts that highlight today's fabulous reproduction fabrics. Pictures of Donna's new/old quilts are used throughout the site. Look for Donna and the Piecing the Past booth at regional shows on the east coast. The Piecing the Past site uses the QuiltProfessionals shopping cart to make their reproduction fabrics, patterns and books and their unique quilt kits available to customers across the country. See the Piecing the Past site at www.piecingthepast.com.

The Twisted Stitcher (www.twistedstitcher.com): The Twisted Stitcher has a novel idea for quilters: socks with attractive quilt block designs woven into the cuff of each sock. Owner, Ann Shockley, is promoting her socks widely throughout the quilt world. You'll see her ads in many different quilting magazines and find her and her socks on site at national quilt shows. When Ann contacted us she already had a web site, but she wanted to make her site a spectacular one that quilters would want to come to to buy her socks, but also just for the fun of it. You'll have to visit her site yourself to play around and see all of the visual goodies waiting there for you. Ann also wanted to make it easy for her customers to purchase socks online. We modified the QuiltProfessionals Shopping Cart for her so that customers can place the usual credit card orders, but also can order by phone, fax, mail order or using a gift certificate. Be sure to see The Twisted Stitcher's women's quilt block socks and all of the web site special effects.

Fabric Art in a Bag (www.fabricartinabagcrafts.com): No feeding required for these fabric birds and fabric animals! 
Fabric Art-In-A-Bag™ craft kits are created especially for quilters, doll makers, sewing and fabric art enthusiasts. They offer a complete line of high quality fabric kits. Every fabric kit is unique in fabric and color combinations. Cathy Zanoni contacted us about updating and jazzing up her web site with some animation of the birds and other critters. After completing this redesign we receive lots of comments about her site and its animated personality. You will enjoy exploring this site with all the unusual creations. The Fabric Art in a Bag Crafts site uses the QuiltProfessionals shopping cart to wing their products to customers across the country. See the Fabric Art in a Bag site at www.fabricartinabagcrafts.com.

Cottons Etc (www.cottonsetcquiltshop.com): Cottons Etc welcomes quilters and all who enjoy fine fashion fabrics. Located in Oneida, NY, Cottons Etc offers quality fashion fabrics and unique quilting fabrics as well as a wide selection of notions, patterns and books. Owner Paula Schultz specializes in offering inspirations for wearable art. The site features two slide shows--one pictures a selection of the owner's award winning garments, and the other offers a view of the well stocked shop. The Cottons Etc site uses the QuiltProfessionals shopping cart to make their many products available to customers across the country. See the Cottons Etc site at www.cottonsetsquiltshop.com.

Free-motion Slider (www.freemotionslider.com): National award winning quilter Pat LaPierre developed the free-motion Slider to make machine quilting easier and more fun. She invented a teflon coated product to help quilts "glide and slide" under the needle of the sewing machine. The web site includes pictures of the Slider installed on a sewing machine, and pictures of many of LaPierre's innovative quilts. Each of the quilts displays the heirloom quality machine quilting achieved on a home sewing machine. The Free-motion Slider site uses the QuiltProfessionals shopping cart to make the Slider available to customers across the country. See the Free-motion Slider site at www.freemotionslider.com.

Country Stitches  (www.countrystitchesquiltshop.com): Country Stitches is a quilt shop located in the country in Burleson, Texas south of the Fort Worth metroplex. Country Stitches carries over 3,00 bolts of high quality 100% cotton fabrics. Specializing in reproduction and vintage fabrics, shop owner, De Andrea Kral offers Civil War prints, shirtings, 30s and 40s prints, flannels and homespuns. There are books and patterns to help you turn your fabrics into quilts your grandmother would be proud to own. Kral uses the QuiltProfessionals email newsletter system that both displays an attractive newsletter on the web site and allows the shop owner to email the same newsletter out to their mailing list. Customers can sign up for the newsletter on the web site and be automatically added to the mailing list which will save lots of time. The Country Stitches site uses the QuiltProfessionals shopping cart to make their many products available to customers across the country. See the Country Stitches site at www.countrystitchesquiltshop.com.

Fabric Corner (www.thefabriccorner.com): Colleen Janssen of Topeka, KS wanted a bright, contemporary feel for her new web site at The Fabric Corner. We worked with her to create a brilliant sunflower on her Home page. The Fabric Corner carries Bernina sewing machines and serves both sewers and quilters in the 9,000 square foot store. A sampling of the diverse products includes: quality quilting fabrics from Hoffman, P&B, Moda, etc., rayon batiks, silk dupioni from the orient, the original Minkee from Benartex, and cotton knots from the manufacturer's that produce knitted garments for Land's End, L.L.Bean, Health Tex, and Carters. The Fabric Corner site uses the QuiltProfessionals shopping cart to make their many products available to quilters and sewers across the country. See The Quilt Corner site at www.thequiltcorner.com.

Quilts 'n More (www.quiltsnmore.biz): Owner Kathleen Allen describes her shop as the largest quilt shop in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Located in Midlothian, Texas Quilts 'n More specializes in Thimbleberries fabrics, flannels, novelty prints, Christmas fabrics and original quilt kits. Details from one of those original quilt kits appears on the Home page to give an accurate representation of the special kits found in this online quilt shop. Packed with fabric, patterns, books and notions, Quilts 'n More is a full line quilt shop. The Quilts 'n More site uses the QuiltProfessionals shopping cart to make their many products available to customers across Texas an across the country. See the Quilts 'n More site at www.quiltsnmore.biz.

Quilt 'N Bee (www.quiltnbee.biz): When Beverly Martine got ready to open a brand new quilt shop in Lawton Oklahoma, she knew she wanted to add to her in store sales by opening an online shop. She wanted her web site to be bright and fun and feature the "bee" found in her shop name. When you visit the Quilt 'N Bee web site, be sure to watch the bee that follows your mouse around the web pages. See the Quilt 'N Bee site at www.quiltnbee.biz.

Q.U.I.L.T. of Northwest Arkansas (www.quiltguildnwa.org): We designed the site for our local quilt guild by starting with an antique Seven Sisters quilt photographed in front of an Ozark cabin. The quilt guild site offers information about the activities and projects of the guild which celebrated 20 years recently. All the information about the biennial Heirlooms Quilt Show is available on the web site. The guild uses the QuiltProfessionals email newsletter system to publish the monthly newsletter, displaying an attractive newsletter on the web site. Visitors to the site can read the newsletter and see any pictures the guild puts up. The same newsletter is emailed out to the membership minimizing the effort put into mailing out newsletters. Members wishing to receive the newsletter by mail receive a text only copy of the online newsletter.

Quilt Corner (www.quiltcorner.com): Quilt Corner is located on beautiful Lake Superior's North Shore in Beaver Bay, Minnesota. Their specialties are outdoor fabrics, sports fabrics, and animal fabrics, as well as florals and flannels, all reflecting the surrounding Minnesota northwoods, lakes and wildlife. We recently re-designed the Quilt Corner web site for owner, Roxanne Johnson, and added the QuiltProfessionals Shopping Cart. The web site design now provides visitors with a northwoods quilting experience, including the moose and bear in the logo area and the many nature-themed quilt kits and patterns for sale. See the Quilt Corner site at www.quiltcorner.com.

Our Gathering Place Quilt Shop (www.ogpquiltshop.com): Our Gathering Place Quilt Shop is located in Montoursville, Pennsylvania. With over 4000 bolts of fabric this shop specializes in reproduction fabrics, Civil War fabrics, wools, batiks, flannel fabrics, and quilt kits. They offer not just one block of the month, but four. With her large, well-stocked quilt shop, shop owner Chris Kroboth was ready to expand her business to the Web. She wanted her web site to be useful to both her current customer base and to the large potential new customer base on the Web. To serve her current customers she included the QuiltProfessionals searchable class listing. Her customers can now look for the classes they want to take easily on the web site. They can search for a particular teacher, type of class, time of day or day of the week to find the classes they are most interested in taking. The Our Gathering Place site uses the QuiltProfessionals shopping cart to make their many products available to customers across the country. See the Our Gathering Place site at www.ogpquiltshop.com.

The Quilt Corner
(www.thequiltcorner.biz) The Quilt Corner was established in 1988 and, with 5000 square feet of floor space and 4500 bolts of fabric, it is one of the largest Illinois quilt shops. The Quilt Corner is a manufacturer’s representative for the new midarm Handi Quilter Sixteen. The Handi Quilter 16 is the world’s first domestic quilting machine that performs like a long-arm and is priced less than top-end domestic sewing machines. The Quilt Corner's owner, Karen Bailey, wanted a web site to increase her quilt shop's visibility and to increase her sales of the Handi Quilter 16. The Quilt Corner web site is meant to be useful for local customers, too, with its quilt club offerings and online searchable class listing. Customers at The Quilt Corner can use the interactive class listing developed by QuiltProfessionals to search for classes by quilting technique, teacher, day of the week, time of day, and month. See The Quilt Corner web site at www.thequiltcorner.biz.

Sager Creek Quilts (www.sagercreekquilts.com): Sager Creek Quilts is a full service quilt shop located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. High quality yarn products are also sold. In addition to the quilt shop, Sager Creek Quilts has a lovely tea room which serves lunch daily. For this quilt shop, it was important to have both an informational web site and an active online shopping site. Sager Creek wanted to make sure that new potential customers living in Arkansas or traveling through the area would be easily able to find their shop on the Internet. Their web site includes a map to their shop. Putting parts of their shop inventory online was also important as a means to extend the customer base for the shop beyond its immediate geographical location. You can see the QuiltProfessionals Shopping Cart at work on the Sager Creek Quilts site. See the Sager Creek Quilts site at www.sagercreekquilts.com.

That Old Blue House (www.thatoldbluehouse.com): Lisa Schureman has sold her handmade quilt and fabric jewelry at national quilt shows and art fairs for years. She wanted to make her jewelry available to her customers throughout the year and felt that a web site with a shopping cart was an excellent way to do this. Quilters will be glad to have this option for buying Lisa's unique handmade jewelry. To make the jewelry Lisa selects fragments of tattered vintage quilts, crazy quilts, and lace and encases them in micro-thin glass. Each piece is soldered with silver solder. See the That Old Blue House web site (and the quilt jewelry!) at www.thatoldbluehouse.com.

Patchwork Plus (www.patchworkplus.net): Patchwork Plus is a quilt shop with their own in-house pattern design company, Naked Without My Quilts. They wanted to make their original patterns easily available to customers outside of their locality. With their web site, their pattern company has extended its reach. Patchwork Plus is a full service quilt shop and many of their fine fabrics and other products are now available for sale on their web site. Reproduction fabrics are a specialty. Patchwork Plus is also concerned with serving their local customers well and has included the interactive class listing developed by QuiltProfessionals on their web site. Customers interested in taking classes can now easily search for classes by type of class, day of week, or time of day. See the Patchwork Plus web site at www.patchworkplus.net.

Homeland Quilt (www.homelandquilt.com): Homeland Quilt is the largest importer of African fabric in the U.S. They carry over 100 different 100% cotton prints. The African fabrics are rich in history and culture, with vibrant designs inspired by woven kente fabrics and adinkra stamp motifs. You'll want to visit this web site, if nothing else, to see these fabrics. (The price is just $5 per yard too, so take your credit card when you go.) Homeland Quilt has an extensive mail order business. They have a paper catalog and travel extensively to quilt shows and other quilting events around the country. But, many of their customers want the convenience of being able to shop online, so Homeland Quilt has added a simple website with just a home page and the QuiltProfessionals Shopping Cart. While you're visiting the Homeland Quilt site at www.homelandquilt.com be sure to notice how beautifully the fabrics display on our shopping cart.