So much to do July 9, 2009

Since buying the Bernina machine and starting the lessons at their shop, I have  discovered that there are so many things that I can get involved with and meet other people with similar interests and talants.   Bernina hold various workshops and events across the whole board, catering for Beginners to Professionals.     I put myself somewhere inbetween as I am sure that there is so much more that I can learn.

My wish list of learning is as follows in no particular order:
Quilt making
Dress pattern making and design
Continuation of the Digitizing of embroidery designs
Continuation of machine embroidery

My wish list of things to become involved in:
Bernina Club Days - held monthly
Embroidery Club – held monthly
External Embroidery Club – held monthly at a local church hall.

So without taking into account of any days for learning new techniques, I am already wanting at least 1½ days off work per month.   These events are all held during office hours – which leaves me with a problem of somehow fitting them in or simply missing out.

It is rough to choose as I would like to be involved in all of the above.   Something needs to be done in order for me to really get involved with what I am so passionate about.   Right now I am unhappy in my job and the only thing I like about it, is that it helps pay the bills at the end of the month.  

When I am sitting quietly the thoughts which are dominating my mind are about taking the next step and the uncertainly of how I am going to do it.   I so desperately want to make the step. However there are so many factors to think about as well as getting the timing right and not leaving myself without any income.

Thankfully there is also an online community which I can get involved, without jeopdising my current job and setup.   So far I have registered on a few websites which cater for people who are doing various crafts as well as sites specifically for embroiderers. 

Last week I attended the Embroidery Club day at Bernina.  It was very interesting as we learnt some new techniques for digitizing designs.   The Club will cover many aspects of machine embroidery which I look forward to learning.  

There is so much to do where do I start?

My Baby’s first Creation June 9, 2009

I did my first piece of machine embroidery the other night.  It is for the tutorial lesson which I go to every Tuesday evening at Bernina.   So I have not tidied up this piece in order for my teacher to crit me on it this evening.  I am rather nervous and very critical of my own work. 

I think I could have done better.  I suspect I did not hoop the material correctly as it looks a bit bumpy in places around the embroidery.    So I will wait to see what my teacher thinks of it.

Design #1

Starting my dream….. June 9, 2009

Starting my dream…… here is where it begins. 

My dream is to run my own sewing business.  The last few months I have felt the closest to this life long dream than I have ever felt before.  I am determined more than ever to make this work.  So I will start here by putting my dream to a reality.  I don’t know all the details but I will work them out as I go along.  I have made excuses for too long as to why I am unable to make this dream a reality.

A friend told me the other day that I should look at ’2009′ as the year of ’2000 and mine’.   It is a nice thought and if I don’t start now then I may never get myself into gear.  The year is almost half gone and what have I got to show for it.

My wonderful DH has bought me my first embroidery sewing machine.   I got it about 3 weeks ago.  It is great and it increases my potential to do some amazing creations.  I have fantastic digitising software whicham learning how to use.   

I have begun looking at clothing which has embroidery designs with new eyes and think to myself I can do better or even that it will be so easy create similar items.

So watch this space in the next coming weeks, months or even years.

The dawn of ‘LASTING CREATIONS’