debiboop

HELLO EVERYONE, MY NAME IS DEBI. I'M A MOM OF 5 GROWN CHILDREN AGED 19-29. I'M A NONNI TO FOUR BEAUTIFUL GRANDCHILDREN. I'VE BEEN SEWING SINCE THE AGE OF TEN. I OWE ALL I AM TO MY GREAT GRANDMA SUZIE. SHE WAS MY TEACHER, CONFIDANT AND SECOND MOM. SHE TAUGHT ME HOW TO SEW AND WAS SO PATIENT WITH ME.

FOR MANY YEARS I SEWED FOR FAMILY, MAKING GIFTS AND DOING SPECIAL PROJECTS. I DID SOME CRAFT SHOWS BACK IN THE DAY TOO. MY COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE CAME FROM OPERATING A MERROW MACHINE[THINK OF THE EDGING AROUND GIRL SCOUT PATCHES]. THEN IT WAS ON TO PERSONALIZING SPORTS JERSEYS WITH NAMEPLATES AND NUMBERS, TO INCLUDE JERSEYS WORN BY THE PROS AND ALSO FOR FANS. MY THIRD COMMERCIAL SEWING JOB REFINED MY SEWING ABILITY. I WORKED FOR A SUPPLIER OF PARTS AND UPHOLSTERY FOR ANTIQUE FORD CARS. THE EXPERIENCE I GOT IN THE UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT WAS UNIQUE!

CURRENTLY I'M ATTENDING COLLEGE FULL TIME MAJOR IS RETAIL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. MY GOAL IS TO OPEN MY OWN BUSINESS. I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH A GIFT SHOP SPECIALIZING IN MY WIDELY VARIED SEWING PROJECTS AND INCLUDE SOME FRIENDS TALENTS, JEWELRY MAKING, WOOD CRAFTS ETC. I WOULD LIKE TO EVENTUALLY ADD A SMALL COFFEE SHOP SERVING COFFEE TEA ETC. AND BAKERY ITEMS. ALSO CHILLI, SOUP AND SANDWICHES.

AT FIFTY, I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND ITS FINALLY TIME FOR MY DREAMS!!!

craft interests: embroidery, fashion, gifts, holidays, home decorating, quilting, restyle, sewing

my personal website:
http://debiboop@gmail.com

Member Since: 11/12/2008