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    The Frugal Fabriholic: Your 12-Step Plan for Saving More Cash for Your Quilting Stash
    The Frugal Fabriholic: Your 12-Step Plan for Saving More Cash for Your Quilting Stash
    The Frugal Fabriholic: Your 12-Step Plan for Saving More Cash for Your Quilting Stash
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    The Frugal Fabriholic: Your 12-Step Plan for Saving More Cash for Your Quilting Stash

    By Maria Peagler

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    Learn savvy strategies & money-saving tips to budget and save for your quilting passion. Follow award-winning author, artist, & quilt designer Maria Peagler, as she leads you through 12 steps to save big and put that money aside every month for your quilting supplies. Peagler blogs at http://quiltsandcreativity.com, and is the author of Color Mastery: 10 Principles for Creating Stunning Quilts.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMaria Peagler
    Release dateApr 1, 2010
    The Frugal Fabriholic: Your 12-Step Plan for Saving More Cash for Your Quilting Stash
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    Maria Peagler

    * I’ve been quilting for over 15 years, sewing for 30 (yikes!)* I’m the first person in my family to attend college* I find humor in everything – life is too short to take so seriously* I live near the base of the Appalachian Trail in Georgia* I love to cook almost as much as I love to quilt* I love to exercise and find it’s when most of my creative ideas surface* I had seven published books by the time I was 30* I homeschooled my children for three years* I was Director of Courseware Development for the nation’s largest training company* My favorite quilt: All of them, including the ones I’ve yet to make* My favorite book: Peace Like a River by Leif Enger* My favorite song: Man on the Moon by REM* My favorite movie: Terms of Endearment or The Bourne Identity* My favorite TV show: Burn Notice* My favorite way to spend a Saturday: quilting, hiking, or hanging out with my family!

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      Book preview

      The Frugal Fabriholic - Maria Peagler

      The Frugal Fabriholic:

      Your 12-Step Plan for Saving More Cash

      for Your Quilting Stash

      Smashwords Edition

      by Maria Peagler

      Copyright 2010 by Maria Peagler

      Editor: Penny Sanford Fikes, Betty Alofs, and David Peagler

      Front cover photograph copyright Maria Peagler

      Cover and Book Design: Maria Peagler

      Photographer: Maria Peagler

      Published by Willow Ridge Press, LLC, 10690 Big Canoe, Jasper, GA 30143.

      All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced or used in any form or any means—graphic, electronic, mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or information and storage retrieval systems—without written permission of the publisher. The copyrights on each quilt are retained by Maria Peagler.

      We take great care to ensure the information included in this book is accurate and presented in good faith, but no warranty is provided nor results guaranteed. Having no control over the choices of materials or procedures used, neither the Author nor Publisher shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this book.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Peagler, Maria

      The Frugal Fabriholic: The 12-Step Plan to Saving More Cash for Your Quilting Stash / Maria Peagler

      p. cm.

      Includes bibliographical references and index

      ISBN (ebook) 978-0-9816277-6-2

      Patchwork quilts—Design. 2. Textile crafts. I. Title.

      TT835 .P44114 2009

      746.46—dc21 99-06063

      CIP

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      How it All Began

      Limited Resources Jump-Starts Creativity

      My Family’s Story

      A Simple Plan

      How to Use This Book

      Step 1. Have a Heart-to-Heart with Yourself: Evaluate Spending

      Establish a Quilting Budget

      Identify Your Currency

      Get Creative in Reducing Your Spending

      Evaluate Where to Shop: Local, Warehouse, or Online

      Bank Local or Use a Credit Union

      Show Me the Fabric Love

      Quilting Connection

      Step 2. Use a Rewards Credit Card for Everyday Purchases

      Earn Points for Everyday Purchases

      Which Reward Card is for Me?

      Two Do-or-Die Credit Card Rules

      Show Me the Fabric Love

      Quilting Connection

      Step 3. Eat Like a Gourmet at Home

      Plan Weekly Menus

      Review Your Grocery Store’s Weekly Circular

      Rely on Trusted Recipe Resources

      Show Me the Fabric Love

      Quilting Connection

      Step 4. Teach Your Kids Wise Money Choices

      It’s Never Too Early to Teach Kids About Money

      Kids and Chores: Just Do It!

      How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty

      Growing Money-Savvy Kids

      Show Me the Fabric Love

      Quilting Connection

      Ten Tips for Teaching Children to Quilt

      Step 5. Never Compromise Your Integrity to Save a Buck

      Just Say No to Copying Patterns and Books

      How Piracy Affects the Quilting Industry

      When is Free Ethical and Legal?

      Using Public Domain Quilt Patterns

      Show Me the Fabric Love

      Quilting Connection

      Step 6. Rely on Family and Friends for Borrowing and Swapping

      Borrow for Short-Term Needs

      Swapping for Services with Friends

      Show Me the Fabric Love

      Quilting Connection

      Step 7. Find a Financial Mentor

      Crown Ministries

      Clark Howard

      Dave Ramsey

      Suze Orman

      Jane Bryant Quinn

      To Bank Online or Not Bank Online

      Show Me the Fabric Love

      Quilting Connection

      Step 8. Cultivating Beauty on a Budget

      Prioritize Your Beauty Essentials

      Discover a Beauty Insider’s Guide to Cosmetics

      Shop for Cosmetics at the Drugstore Boutique

      Color Your Hair Like a Pro at Home

      Show Me the Fabric Love

      Quilting Connection

      Step 9. Save Big on Cell Phone Expenses

      Never Pay for a Cell Phone

      Can I Live without an iPhone/Droid/Nexus One?

      What Cell Phone Providers Won’t Tell You

      The Simplest, Easiest Way to Save Using Your Cell Phone

      To Skype or Not to Skype?

      Show Me the Fabric Love

      Quilting Connection

      Step 10. Invest in an E-Reader

      Public Domain Books

      How E-books Lower Prices for the Book Industry

      Where to Buy E-books?

      Show Me the Fabric Love

      Quilting Connection

      Step 11. Learn How to Do It Yourself

      Doing Simple Automotive Repairs

      You Know How to Sew, Right?

      Shore Up Heating, Cooling and Plumbing Systems in Your Home

      Change to Your Energy Provider’s Budget Plan

      Show Me the Fabric

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