When I started making plans for being an independent pattern designer, I didn’t consider printing my patterns and selling them in an envelope at all. First of all, I thought it was impossible, financially. I would have to get a loan and not even being sure I...
What a crazy busy week I’ve had! I love travelling and experiencing new places – but I always underestimate how much I have to catch up when I get home (and the laundry is still not caught up…) While I was in Barcelona I got a new niece. My brother...
… (drumroll, please, honey) The winner of 4 lovely MiniKrea patterns is H.alda who commented Please contact me with your e-mail and postal addresses (you can e-mail me at maria@shoponion.com). If you didn’t win – fear not: You can still...
We are interrupting this blog posting about t-shirts with a small announcement… :-) Yep! I’m doing a GIVEAWAY! I’m going to be an aunt (second time, different brother) in October and to celebrate I’m giving away 4 MiniKrea kids patterns (with...
I KNOW! Imagine sewing for somebody who is not me! Well. I wanted a small in-between-projects project, so I had time to decide what to sew for me next. Also. I wanted to figure out how I can get more sewing done. This was a usual semi-busy weeek, with no time for a...