Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Looking forward

Well, here were are in January and I'm finally getting round to blogging again. We had a lovely Christmas, with Mr Moog and the teenagers at home for a full two weeks. We caught up with lots of family and friends and all of a sudden my lot were back at school and work and it's nearly halfway through the month!

The in-laws were thrilled with their Christmas quilts and they came in very handy as both of them were poorly with colds over the holiday. Father-in-law slept under his shirty quilt on their sofa for three nights, bless him :)

I seem to have been on a bit of a go slow getting back into my work but I'm now back in the swing of things and am busy working on some orders. This little lot of free-machine applique filled a very happy afternoon and is soon to be turned into zipped wash-bags, lavender bags, and the little dogs are to be framed pictures.


One of my good customers asked me to make her a penguin embroidery. I ended up doing these five, as I struggled to get one that I liked. My customer loved them and ended up having all five! There were five more that looked even more weird and demented and they've gone over to the States as Kristi at Schnitzel & Boo fell in love with them!

I'm also taking part in the Schnitzel & Boo mini-quilt swap on Instagram and this is my little offering for my swap partner. To be in the mail in the next few days. It's my second attempt at foundation paper piecing and is far from perfect but I loved making it.


I'm beginning to feel like I'm going in the right direction with my little business. Once I'm through this batch of orders I'm going to be working on some samples to take into a local shop whose owner is interested in seeing my work and I have a thousand and one other ideas that I want to develop.

The admin side isn't proving to be my strength (!) but I'm getting there. I've now got a Moogsmum page on Facebook so do pop over and say hi if you do the Facebook thing :)

I've also had a 'business meeting' with my good friend Sarah today. Sarah is a brilliant ceramic artist who I first met at toddler group 15 years ago! She's now working full time on her business and posted a Folksy update on Facebook this week - I just couldn't help myself when I saw this gorgeous little pin cushion.
It feels so good to finally be doing what I love and I'm looking forward to a busy and creative 2015. I can hardly believe the change that I've gone through this last few months and all the tears and anxiety seem like a dim and distant memory. Here's to a great new year!

love Moogs xxx



5 comments:

Gina said...

So pleased it is going well for you. You are always so productive! Love all those little embroideries.

Plum Cox said...

Love those penguins!
Can't get the Facebook link to work, though......

Thimbleanna said...

YAY -- you're back on the blog and all is going so well! You've been a sewing/making machine -- and all so lovely!!!

Lynn/Kitty said...

I wish you everything you wish for yourself this year, plus a little bit more on top. I'm sure you're going to go from strength to strength, and I will be keeping an eye on your lovely makes. (Not in a stalkerish way - more a prospective customer type way). x

essay-writing-place.com said...

Penguins are so lovely! I hope you're doing well. Thanks for showing your hard work! Happy December and merry Christmas to you and your family! I'm writing a novel now, and guess what - this is going to be about a girl who encounters her love on Christmas, I think it will be romantic.
With love and best wishes,
Blair