All the hats

Being a small business owner means wearing a lot of different hats. Some of the hats I wear: pattern designer, quilt maker, fabric buyer, restocking manager, product photographer, social media content provider, marketing specialist, trade show booth designer, packaging and shipping, kit maker, customer service, human resource, interior design, new location logistics and so much more.

Sometimes it feels overwhelming but then I remind myself to take a deep breath, take a day off every now to recharge and remember to take it easy. It’s all good, I’ve got this. Bring on the hats, I am ready.

Do what you love and ... you will work ALL the time ;)

I love what I do, so almost all the work I do is a pleasure. BUT, wearing all the hats in my business makes for an incredibly busy life.

I meant to keep up with this blog but between creating new patterns, sewing sample quilts, teaching quilting classes, filling orders, shipping orders, all the work involved in vending at shows (selecting fabric, cutting fabric, packaging fabric nicely to make attractive kits, packing the truck nicely to fit as much as possible in it, driving for hours and sometimes days at a time, unpacking the truck, setting up the booth, working the booth and interacting with customers - my favorite part of the show, packing the booth, packing the truck, driving home - are you tired yet?) and paperwork, I really did not find the time. I hope you will forgive me and keep coming back. I do want to make the blog a priority and post at least once a week.

Coming in October, simple tips to make my Only One pattern even easier.

Finally!

It is long overdue but I finally have a website! And not an Etsy site, either, but my own website built by my own hands (well, sort of) with a great deal of help from Squarespace (which is an amazing site, by the way, incredibly easy to use and so airy and elegant in design).

So, thank you to all who have encouraged me to pursue this business, to build this website, to follow my dream. And thank you to all who will visit my new website and, hopefully, enjoy making my patterns. Here's to new beginnings!

Sew much love!