All fired up!

It’s my birthday today. Last year I decided that I wanted to improve my fitness level a little – in the build-up to my fiftieth birthday. I’ve got a couple of years to do it so I’m taking it slowly. This year I’ve decided to take time out occasionally and enjoy life a bit more. Wish me luck!

I’ve always struggled to write and consider myself, very much a visual person. Hence the lack of blogs posted on my website. In my head they’re easy to produce and I should be churning them out. In reality, I can spend hours staring at the screen, thinking of something to write.

So, to the blog…
I’ve had a very productive week… In fact, the most productive week I’ve had in a long time. With my Gutermann threads, fabric clips and needles all in hand, I’m now invincible! Well, that’s how I feel.  

I’ve managed to make three small zippy bags and embroidered onto and finished, a bee, poppy, and hare fabric square. Trust me when I say – for me, that is a hec of a lot of successful sewing! NOTE: My next blog post will be about the perfect piece of sewing. 

Creating some successful sewing pieces has really inspired me to keep going, it’s amazing what a successful make can do for one’s patience and confidence. I’ve got a fourth bag in the making along with a fourth piece of embroidery – this time onto one of my new guinea pig fabric squares. 

This is one of the reasons I’m fired up and raring to go… 

The other reason is that I’m excited about the start-up of some of the shows we are booked into. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little nervous, but it’s essential that I get things up and running in order to move my business forward.  

The first event planned was the Malvern Quilt Show in July but unfortunately this has recently been cancelled, making our home show, Craft4Crafters at Exeter Westpoint our first of 2021. 

Understandably, lots of you, my lovely customers aren’t yet ready to attend live events, but I’m hoping to do some short, Facebook lives – showing what it’s like – hopefully you’ll watch… 

I’d better get back to my zippy bags…