Showing posts with label quilting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quilting. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Quilting - Step #1 - Supplies

So...while so many other parts of my life are causing nervous strife right now, I feel like once I get going on this project I'll be well on my way to being self-sustaining, and able to make an income from home.

Speaking of which, there are a LOT of things I need to get started! Just off the top of my head...

  1. SEWING MACHINE (and its necessary accessories)
  2. fabrics (yardage, scraps, charm packs, jelly rolls....who knew they came in so many "flavors"???)
  3. rotary rulers (that won't damage the cutters)
  4. rotary cutter 
  5. self-healing mat(s) for cutting
  6. notebook for printed patterns
  7. books, dvds, anything that helps educate!
  8. thread of all colors
  9. work space (easily solved once we move at the end of March)
  10. frame/hoop/hand needles (in the event I get brave and bored enough to hand-quilt for a bit)
I'm certain I'm forgetting some things! And everything costs just a little bit more than you want it to of course. I just keep telling myself that once I get going, and make my first sale, it will SO be worth it :-)



UPDATE!!! I've gotten my self-healing cutting mat in the mail...this thing is bigger than expected and totally cool! Next stop...hopefully a sewing machine! Now off to bed...

Saturday, February 2, 2013

I think I've found a craft to pursue...

So...(do I always do that?)...due to my anxious need to always be doing more, I believe I've found a way to bring in a few dollars (I mean, hopefully a lot more than that) while I'm out of work on Maternity leave. Since short term disability will probably cover only exactly 6 weeks at a pretty much NOTHING rate of pay, I need something creative to do, around constantly loving on my little bundle of course.

Well, I've found it - QUILTING!!!

I know I know, sounds like its for old people and log cabins...but that's the point!!! I want to make something for my little bundle he can pass on, just like my baby blanket my mom crocheted for me before I was born - which I still have! I also am NOT a fan of most patterns and blankets and such made for little boys....he's a boy for crying out loud, it DOES NOT mean he and his mother have ABSOLUTELY no taste in clothing or bedding, and are fine with buying everything with a baseball or car on it. Ugh.

Well, after that rant...hahaha...I intend to start with a quilt for Jayden to drag around, and perhaps make his entire bedding set myself for his crib. After that perhaps other stylish boys baby bedding, and girls as well of course. And larger, made to order quilts as well, once I get an idea of how long each one will take me and get set up in our new place. I tend to be pretty good with crafting....this is just something new :)

Well followers, I'll set up an etsy shop in the next couple of months, and maybe even attend a few events and try to sell them in person. I'll definitely take custom orders, and they will all be different, modern, and unique! Some designs, some patchwork...I'm getting too excited to sit still! I'll also be getting one of those SQUARE readers so that if you encounter me in person and want the quilt that I've got available...well you can just swipe your card :-)

Man...I'm getting all the front work done, all that will be left is to just get quilting and see how it goes!!!

More to come soon!

Thursday, January 31, 2013

The End is Near...

And yet, so very very far away. Today I'm 35 weeks and 2 days. I've got about 2 more weeks before I can try to shake this little boy loose without anyone trying to stop it or admit me to a hospital in the great state of North Carolina....YES!!!!!......wait...no! TWO WEEKS....ugh. I'm seeing numbers on that scale that should be considered other worldly!

Well, on another note, work seems to be looking up, and decisions seems to be starting to make sense...more on that later.

And ANOTHER note...I've decided to try my hand at quilting!!! At the very least, my little one will get one amazing (hopefully haha) keepsake to drag around. But my hopes are that while I'm out on maternity leave I can turn it into an income source, making fashionable, cute, or sweet customized (or choose from my lot) quilts that DON'T look like they used to be in a great-grandmother's closet.

Isn't that something we could all use? :-)

Oh, and my husband is the best, hydroponic tulips are SO cool!

More updates and details soon! Promise!