1. Can you quickly introduce yourself to our readers?
My name is Sarah, I’m 36 and mum to 2 boys Jack (2 1/2 and Noah 8 months) I live in Herefordshire with my fiance Mike. Until recently I’ve worked in sales and studied physcotherapy in my free time!!
2. When and why did you decide you decide to become your own boss?
Well, after having Noah I did my sums and realised it wouldn’t be cost effective to return to my sales job, that and the fact it took me away from my boys for far too long during the week and impacted our weekends as a family too. I’ve always loved sewing and crafting so turned a hobby into something I could make for others. I made a keepsake blanket from the boys sleepsuits and was soon asked to make them for some other mummy friends and it grew from there. I can now work around the family and get the best of both worlds doing something I love.
3. What sort of products to you produce and sell? And which one is your absolute favourite?
Memory blankets, comforters, bunting and other baby items. I’m thinking up new ideas all the time and this year I will be adding clothing and playmats to my range. The keepsake items are my favourite as they are such a lovely thing to keep and pass down, so full of memories, babies grow up so fast it’s wonderful to have something to look back on. 
4. How do you juggle being a successful business woman, mum and wife?
It’s hard work and often tiring especially, if I have deadlines to meet but each time I get positive feedback it makes it all worth while. I try and prepare my fabrics and materials one day and then I can have a full day sewing and use my evenings too once the boys are asleep. Weekends are family time as that’s when we can the four of us can have quality time together. Working from home means I can spend so much more time with the boys than if I was dashing off to work at 5am or working on a presentation til the early hours, I’m less stressed too which makes me less grumpy!
5. Is there anything you wish you’d known before becoming a mumpreneur or wish you’d done differently?
I wish I’d spent a little bit more on getting my packaging and website set up first then materials but I’ve got all that sorted now and can indulge my fabric obsession freely!
6. What do you love most about your job and what are your plans for the future?
I love that I can spend more time with my family and can have that flexibilty that my full time job didn’t offer, I’m now making beautiful, one of a kind items that will be loved and appreciated. I am really going for it this year, lots of ideas for products like dresses, summer hats, keepsake cushions and patchwork playmats to name a few. I have also invested in some embroidery equipment that will make personalising things like stockings much easier although I do love the applique too. I plan to attend some local craft fairs and build up my website, Facebook and Twitter following.
Mummy Alarm has teamed up with Little Stitches and offers one lucky reader the chance to win a personalised memory blanket.
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great prize
a pink all in one
It has a robot up top and stripey bottoms!
A Minnie mouse all in one she adores it x
FB name Myca Ogborn x
anything with peppa pig on totally obsessed by it!
With the arrival of the twins, something 'twin themed' would be amazing!
My son loves cars so anything with wheels will excite him
great idea, good luck to you
purple snoopy all in one
purple snoopy all in one
oh so cute please count me in………anything yellow he looks cute in yellow
all in one fleece suit with skulls and crossbones!
all in one peppa pig
Anything warm and snuggly
my son loves his thomas the tank one
Fleecey soft and blue
My son doesnt wear sleepsuits his favourite pjs "handy manny"
loves his pjs from india looks like an indian prince!
not a sleepsuit but he loves his cosy sleepsac
she has night garden pj's that she loves
His cowboy PJ's!
His Buzz Lightyear PJs every time
We love our PJs and have about 4 of them, also sleepbags for summer and winter.
All in one, pink, bunnies and ruffles on bum x
Peppa Pig pyjamas
hippy flower one from mothercare
Peppa Pig Pyjama,s
my dd loves her peppa pig 1s my son loves hos cars 1s 🙂
My daughter has decided she is going to be a fairy when she grows up, so her Tinkerbell pjs are definitely her favourites!
My favorite (for my oldest who's now 4 going on 14!) was a red fleece one with paw prints on the feet 🙂 We've kept it in her memory box 🙂
oops, sorry was supposed to be less than 10 words… d'oh!
all 4 of my children love there onsies lol x
Wow…So cute…im sure my lil man would love to own this….Yep i asked him and he said so 😉 thanks for the great giveaway..
all steps done
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she has night garden pj's that she loves
Pink, fluffy keep her toastie warm.
holly has a fluffy pink rabbit sleepsuit, complete with ears!
Mine has a velour type sleepsuit that's all soft and snuggly
Peppa Pig Pyjama,s
blue stipey 🙂
A BUZZ LIGHTYEAR UNIFORM PJ
HE LOVES IT
Stripey, 3 colours, cute – seriously cute! pixie like
I recently sorted out the clothes I had stored in the loft from my 3 children, after deciding we will not be having any more. I have kept back a bag of clothes for all of them, of my fav items or those which have memories for me with the intention that one day I would either pay someone / try myself to do a blanket using all the bits (patchwork style). So to come across this post the same month vould be fate!
a yellow one with ducks on
A white one with teddies on.
A blue one with cars on!
A white one with little cars in different colours
It is such a fab idea. I have wanted to take bits of clothing that my mother (now deceased) gave to me for my daughter and make a quilt out of it. I think it would be a great keepsake…
My son’s favourite are his In the Night Garden PJ’s!
Green Mummy's Little Monster!
Definitely her In the night garden outfit.
PEPPA pig onesy
my sons is nothing hehe and my daughters is a cute fleecy pink all in one. keeps her lovely and cosey 🙂
Red with a car on the front
blue tigger