Opening a quilt shop requires careful planning, including deciding on offerings, location, and creating a business plan. SCORE, a free business advice organization, can be a helpful resource. Many people dream of working alone or owning their own business. If this was a dream of yours, it is important that you take the time to […]
The use of quilt codes as secret symbols for escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad is a popular but potentially inaccurate myth. While some quilting patterns may have been used as signals, others were not invented until after the Civil War. The tradition is based largely on the recollections of a slave’s daughter and has […]
