Lucy Loves Fabric

Well..

Here we are..

In just under a year of Lucy Loves Fabric being in business, here I am, my first day working in my studio.

Today saw me getting up at 6am as usual, doing my morning jobs of a quick tidy round, breakfast, put some washing on, reading the newspaper and of course showering and dressing. Here is the difference to my usual morning, rather than setting up on the kitchen table I gathered a pile of ‘must haves’ and in two trips I left the house and locked up behind me.

I left my house to go to work in my new work place. A cheeky, newly built workroom/studio in my garden. What did I make sure I bought with me??

This year’s Vogue and Selvedge issues. – For instant inspiration.

My sketch book. – I’ve been working on some designs of my own, next (business) year will be full of design work for me.

My trusty notebook which includes my business LIFE. – For constant scribbling.

My Commissions file. – To work on my current commissions, accounts and quotes.

Green test swatches for a recent commission. – Must decide out of my four choices.

Book – Textile Designs, Susan Meller/Joost Elffers. – For a pattern fix.

A pretty vintage cup full of pens. – Full of my favourites.

My Roberts Radio. – Can’t wait for Fearne Cotton on Radio 1 at 10am!

Blackberry. – For my phonecalls. (Obviously)

Laptop. – For more than Twitter I promise!

Coffee. – 1^st cup of the day is tea, then coffee until lunchtime then tea and water.

‘Bob’ my sewing machine. – I LOVE Bob.

An extension lead. (We haven’t run electricity down here yet). – It won’t be forever.

Don’t be fooled…. My little workroom is by far finished, we are built and I have my lovely white flooring down and I have a two and a half metre long desk. But so far all of my fabric is safely in its usual home in my other temporary workroom in the house. Once I find the perfect storage shelves (I have narrowed it down to three choices) they will speedily be erected and I guess we will be ready for our workroom soiree. Who would like an invite??

I must say it’s lovely having my own creative space, I already feel inspired.

Watch this space… I feel there will be a lot more to come from Lucy Loves Fabric.

Love you guys.

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