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Share your 2007 PLYB with your customers!

Did you receive your 2007 PLYB? The 2nd Annual Professional Longarm Yellowbook, published by the Sewing Dealers Trade Association, has been sent out with your monthly magazine. It is a valuable resource you should be sharing with your customers.

The PLYB, which was established as a quilt piecer’s resource guide to machine quilters, identifies professional longarm quilters across the USA and Canada state by state.

The entries are organized within each state alphabetically by city. The contact information in each entry generally includes company name, owner’s name, address, phone, fax, e-mail address, Web site and years in business.

New to the 2nd Annual PLYB are articles by well-known quilters in the industry as well as a resource section that includes company listings that supply or manufacture batting, fabric, notions/accessories, patterns, sewing and quilting machines, thread and more.

In addition to the hard copy version of the 2007 PLYB, there is also an online version via the Web. The online PLYB can be accessed at www.quiltingprofessional.com.

Entries online are divided into five regions. You simply click on the map to view listings organized by state. Online Yellowbook entries will be updated throughout 2007 in the case that a longarm professional changes their contact information.

The SDTA is an association dedicated to the success of independent sewing, quilting and embroidery retailers.

Shops in these industry categories who regularly receive SQE Professional have received a Yellowbook for use in their store. Each longarm professional listed in the PLYB was also given books to hand out in their individual areas.

If you know of a show where the Professional Longarm Yellowbook should be distributed, contact Beth Vitiritto at 1-800-367-5651. If you would like to be listed in the 3rd Annual PLYB which will be released at the 2007 Fall Quilt Market, cost is $30. You can sign up online at www.quiltingprofessional.com.

Reprinted from SQE Professional, March 2007