The Sewing Mom

For the past several weeks, I’ve been reading a book I checked out from our local library, all about having a home based business. It’s sort of like the Home Business for Dummies, but not quite. I picked it up in the hopes it would provide me with a better track for my home based sewing business because I really feel like I don’t know what I’m doing with it. I know how to sew, I just don’t know how to turn it into a business.

I’m truthfully not sure if the book helped or hindered. It was pretty simple to read and I understood most of it, but it still leaves me with a ton of questions. The book covered everything from how to get a business license to how to accept credit cards as payments (something I’m not ready to do unless it’s through an online sale).  Sometimes I just feel so overwhelmed and clueless!

In the mean time, I’ve decided to go back to work, on a part time basis. I will write more about the specifics of the new job later, but tomorrow I will be attending a 6 hour orientation. Next Monday I begin 7 weeks of in office training and then I will be working from home. It will be nice to have a regular paycheck again, but I am still going to work on my sewing and my business.

Tags: business, sewing

My tackle is much less sophisticated than Jen’s who is the guest tackler this week at 5 Minutes For Mom this week. Please do go check out her incredible pie crust making with step by step instructions that make me feel that even I could make a pie crust from scratch!As for my tackle, I have a to do list that I really need to get done today, so here it is.

1. Load sewing machine with cotton thread and wind a couple of spare bobbins.  Install a new sewing needle.
2. Pack sewing machine and all necessary fabrics and supplies and load into car.
3. Attend Beginning Piecing class #2.
4. Email Band Director
5. Call telephone company
6. pay a few bills
7. order checks

Now, I’m sure there are a few other items that should be on the list, but I seem to be having memory issues lately!  In case you didn’t see my fabrics in my earlier post, these are the fabrics I’m working with to make my quilt.  Last week, we spent the class cutting all the pieces, so we will begin sewing today.

Tags: fabrics, quilting, tackle it Tuesday