What does one do when the hobby becomes a business and takes over ones life?
My dyeing was suppposed to be a side line to my work- that of making art quilts but after 15 years of dyeing fabric, I find that the work of making art quilts seems to be pushed further and further to the side. Advertising samples have to be made, patterns created , sales targets pushed higer and higher and I now have the responsibility of making sure that two workers are keep busy and fulfilled and that the work continues to flow in.
I have so many ideas for quilts that I would like to realise but I know that they will probably remain ideas. And the frustration grows.
