loving // how my inspiration board is coming together for the year. I love cutting, pasting, and making old school collages and mood boards for the studio.
finishing // up the last little bit of pattern tweaks for the "Rosaline" pattern. I am just so close on this one, hopefully it will be in testing soon!
sewing // a few random projects, here and there. I have been working on a lot more computer stuff!
drafting // out this year's valentine card which I need to get ready to send out later this week.
obsessing // over some big changes that are happening this month for kzjostudio! I can't wait to share hint: a new site is coming soon!
wishing // that I knew a little bit more about websites. I should have paid a lot more attention during that class back in college...
reading // finished #girlboss, finally two book finishes last month!
writing // the biggest to-do list for this month, not sure how I am going to get this giant list completed before the end of the month. Also why did I pick the shortest month of the year to get so much done....!?
devouring // banana bread, yum!
baking // all sorts of random stuff... it provides a great way for me to de-stress.
watching // a bunch of random things.
creating // a new schedule this month for work. Here's to a better plan.
listening // music in the car during carpool.
dreaming // of having the rest of the month go smoothly!
I have been thinking about this a lot lately. When do I love to be creative? When is the best time of day for my sewing time? How can I be more productive when working on my projects and patterns?
For one, I am striving to "shake" this year up and fill it up with "passion" (my word for the year). I have a big goal for the amount of patterns I want to get out this year, along with a lot more in the works. In order, to get out as many patterns as I want I need to fit in lots of sewing.
The thing is I am not a good "night-time sewist". Seriously, night-time sewing fills me with many seam ripper induced moments along with endless frustration complete with under-my-breath mumbling. I am an excellent "morning sewist", however, it's my jam! Fewer mistakes, faster sewing, and usually better looking finished products. My sewing steam usually makes it into mid-afternoon.
So with that in mind, I am really making it a priority to start heading to the studio bright and early at least twice a week. In order to make it happen, I am working on a getting things prepped and organized in advance. Sticking to a schedule, keeping organized (hello, day designer!), and making sure when I leave the studio I have things ready for the next sewing filled day. So far a lot of these things are helping me to get more done.
It leads me to wonder when is your favorite time to sew? Nap-times? Evenings? Mornings? How do you squeeze in as much sewing as you can?
4/52 "Girl in Hat"
Original: Marker on Vellum
Illustrated in 2004
Find in my society6 shop: art prints, phone cases, and clocks.
This weekend was a little crazy so this got added to the shop this morning. Happy Monday!
A girl who loves to create, design, sew, and enjoys hanging out with her family!
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