morning tea with

Hello there , thanks for coming over . Make yourself comfy .

This morning Mich from Lilli May Designs is here for morning tea .

Coffee or tea ?

Decaf Tea please .

What is your business ?

  Lilli May designs.

What do you do ?

 I hand make clothes and decor items for children and the home.

How long has it been going ?

 8 months

 How did it start out ?

  I have been sewing for over 20 years, but really started focusing on it when I was made redundant late last year.

 

How do manage around your family ?

 When Lilli May (16 month old daughter) sleeps, that's when I sew.

 If I am particularly busy, then my husband will take her out for the day on Saturdays and Sundays.

When your craft becomes your work how do you relax ?

 I have allocated Friday's as my 'day off' so even when she sleeps I don't sew any orders. If I feel like sewing on a Friday, I will make something 'just for fun'

Do you make things and sometimes keep them for yourself ?

Yes all the time! Sometimes I create a fabric combo for an order, and realise how great it is, that I make one for Lilli May as well!. Plus I am in the middle of making a skirt and vest for myself.

What is your favourite craft?

Sewing and all things fabric

Describe a normal day for you ?

Get up and dressed, have breakfast and play outside and then go for a walk with the pram with Lilli May. Come inside and have lunch. Lilli May then goes down for her nap so I get 2 hours of sewing done. I will usually spend this time working on orders, locked away in my cougar cave with the radio on. Then after dinner whilst we both watch her, I respond to emails, search for fabrics and do the invoicing.

Are your designs your own ?

 Some are my own, some are purchased and some are modified from purchased patterns

Tell us something quirky about yourself ?

I LOVE to eat lemons and salt!

What are your plans ? How much further do you plan to take your business ?

 I plan to keep creating beautiful handmade items for my family and customers and to grow it so that I can continue to help support our family and spend precious time with Lilli May as she grows.

Where do you sell ? 

 I currently only sell online, with a view to start street markets next year

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lillimaydesigns

Blog: http://lillimaydesigns.wordpress.com/

Keep smiling

Mich

 

Mich it was lovely having you here for a cuppa thanks !

Please pop over and visit Mich and say hello and

see her beautiful items for yourself .

 

I'll be back for morning tea next Wednesday with .......