Click to hear a message from Nancy Kirk A Note to our customers: On New Year's Eve our web server was hacked and all the files destroyed or corrupted. The company which hosts our site has implemented a much higher degree of security to avoid such incidents in the future. We are rebuilding the site from back-up files, but it is a slow process. Your order information was never in jeopardy -- the secure shopping cart system we use is with another company altogether. But if you feel the slightest bit nervous about ordering on line, please call us at 800-398-2542 to place your order with a real person. Do You Love Antique Quilts? We are selling a remarkable collection of wonderful quilts -- Amish, 19th century applique and patchwork and Depression era beauties. Check the thumbnail photos here and then click on the ones that interest you and you will be taken to a page featuring close-up photos of that quilt.
Today you can get Nancy Kirk's new e-book Collecting Antique Quilts. In it you will find 18 years of her experience as a quilt dealer, appraiser, historian and collector. In an informal, readable style she walks you through the life cycle of collecting: Inheriting a Family Quilt Buying Startegies to Build Your Collection Quilts as An Investment Maintaining the Value of Your Collection Cleaning, Storing and Displaying Your Quilts How to Value Your Quilts How to Sell Quilts Donating Quilts Nancy brings 18 years of experience as a dealer, appraiser, collector, quilt historian and teacher, and has gathered in one ebook the hours of advice she gives out in individual consultations and workshops. You will learn to buy smart, what to look for when you buy a quilt, how to save money when you buy, and what to look for in investment quilts. Once you are a collector - anytime you have three or more quilts - you need to learn to become a curator for your collection, setting a curatorial policy to guide future purchases and a de-accession policy which will help keep your quilt numbers of check. Maintaining a quilt collection is a big responsibility. Nancy shows you how to store, display and clean your quilts, with low-cost alternatives for home collections as well as a professional approach to storage and exhibiting. How to sell a quilt is always an issue. Nancy and her late husband Bill raised their children and built an international business selling antique quilts and fabric. She gives you the inside secrets of successful sales, from local advertising to local or national auctions to web selling and on-line auctions. She helps you understand the costs and advantages of each type of selling and equips you to make the greatest profit by selecting the right sales venue and timing. For those who want to donate their quilts to a non-profit organization or museum, Nancy explains the process from the point of view of the donor and the recipient. It's a lot more than just dropping off your quilt. Some donations can take years to negotiate and run to dozens of pages of legal contracts and multi-million dollar pledges. Learn the realities and how to make plans so your quilts can be enjoyed by future generations. It's like being one-on-one with Nancy to get all your collecting questions answered. The ebook is optimized for viewing on the computer screen, with large sans serif type and dozens of wonderful quilts to look at. On the CD version we have included a bonus version optimized for printing with a slightly smaller typeface which saves ink, and a serif face which is easier to read on paper. If you think you want to print a complete copy for repeated reference you may want to order the CD version which has both the screen and printable versions of the book. NOTE: You can certainly print the download version, but the typeface is larger and there are more total pages So how much does this new e-book cost? For the downloadble version, only $19.95. If you prefer the CD version, it will be $24.95 (will start shipping July 1). Order today and we will throw in FREE SHIPPING. #4600D Download Collecting Antique Quilts Download Version $19.95 #4600 Collecting Antique Quilts with Nancy Kirk CD-Rom Version with FREE SHIPPING $24.95 Check the box and click on the Add to Cart icon. LEARN QUILT RESTORATION AT HOME SAVE OUR QUILTS!
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