Pursue. {part 3}... and a GIVEAWAY!!!

I sure am loving reading about all these women who have pursued a dream, a 
hobby, or an opportunity that was laid in their lap. I hope you are too. If you've missed any of the last weeks, you can click here or here. 

They chose not to let their visions sit. They made something happen. 


I want to introduce you to another awesome mommy, friend, party planner, crafter {I could go on}... I have known Angi since I was a little girl. Our families have spent many holidays together, family vacations, and day-to-day dinners. She is now a wife and mommy of two ridiculously cute kids...and in all her spare time {yeah right} she and her mom are the brains and creative genius behind Sew Sweet Patterns.



I'd like you to meet Angi...

- Tell us a little about yourself. What dream did you pursue?
We are a mother/ daughter team that specializes in sewing patterns for kids and dolls. We started about 2 and a half years ago with a dream to provide simple sewing patterns for beginner sewers.


- How your dream started.
This started after my daughter was born and I decided I wanted to sew clothes for her. I picked up a store bought pattern and a few minutes into sewing it, I called my mom in tears! It was so confusing and hard to work with! She showed me a few things that made it clearer and easier. Then she put together a few patterns herself and I was able to follow those easily! So we thought maybe we could help others who were just beginning or as frustrated with store bought patterns as I was! So we started with 5 patterns in our Etsy shop and today we have 87! 

- Encouragement when hit with setbacks.
We haven't had to deal with too many setbacks yet! Thank goodness!! We of course have the occasional unhappy customer and it is hard not to take that too personally. We do our best and there is always going to be someone isn't satisfied, but we choose to use that to help make us better instead of getting too discouraged. 

- What you've learned.
We have definitely learned that you need to be doing something that you enjoy (which is cliche but so true). We love the whole process of developing new patterns and giving customers the means to create something for their children themselves! And to not get to frustrated if your first attempts just don't work. I think this is my third or fourth attempt at turning a "hobby" into an actual business. We just finally found our niche and it worked!

- Where you are now. 
We are currently working on 5 new patterns. That will get us up over 90 listings in our shop. Our goal is 100 by the end of the year! We have our own website now and a wonderful following on Facebook.


Thanks so much for sharing with us, Angi!!!

And, that's not all... Angi and her mom, Patti want to give away a 3-pack of patterns to one of my readers. Winner's choice!!!



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