2019-06-01_Mollie_Makes

MEET THE MAKER

is generatingenoughincometocoverthe

crazyamountofcostsinvolved.Youcan’t

clockoin theeveningandweekendslike

youwouldwitha regularjob– it’salways

onyourmind.YetI findit sofulfilling

todriveandgrowa venture,socan’tsee

myself going back to a regular job.

Areyouabletofitinsewingjustfor

you?Runninga businessandrunning

aftera toddlerdoesn’tleavemewith

muchtime,butI trytofitit in whereI

can.Evenif it’sjust 15 minutesbefore

bed,it alwaysmakesmefeelbetter.I

can’tsewanythingwithoutobsessively

scribbling ideas for blog posts.

Doyouhavea favouritemake?My

latestmakeis alwaysmyfavourite!SoI’d

havetosaya lilacwooldue coatwith

mintgreenlining,madewithourEden

coatpattern.Plusa sweatshirtI madefor

myson,whichhasa polar bear face and

ears on it. Obsessed!

Whoinspiresyou?WhenI wasa child,

mymumrana charityfromhome,

whichshelatergrewintoquitea big

organisation.I sawhowshethrivedonthe

buzzofcreatingsomethingfromscratch.

I neverthoughtI wantedtorunmyown

business,butI musthavesubconsciously

absorbed this experience as inspiration!

Nowadays,I lovefollowingentrepreneurs

workinginothercreativefields– it’sso

inspiringseeinghowpeoplearemaking

their unique contribution to the world.

Whenareyoumostcreative?When

I’mawayfrommydesk– I oftenburst

backintotheocefroma loobreak

shouting about a new idea I’ve had!

What’syourbigmotivation?I want

morepeopletodiscoverthejoythat

comeswithmakingthingswiththeirown

hands,andreconnecttothecreativity

andsenseofplaythata lotofuslostor

suppressed when we became adults.

Canyousharewhat’scomingup?

We’rehardat workontwopatterns

that’llbereleasedthissummer,plusI’m

developingtwobigprojectsforthefuture.

I can’t wait to see them out in the world!

(^01) Tillyandher
teamdesignsewing
patternsforthe
modernmaker,
includinga staple
dungaree pattern.
(^02) “Iloveeverything
tomatch, including
myscissorsandmy
nails!”saysTilly.
Colouris important
to the brand.
“I wantmore people to
discover thejoy that
comes with making
things with their hands.”
02
01
Visitwww.tillyandthebuttons.comtocheck
outthelatestpatterns,andfindTillysharing
inspiration on Instagramas@TillyButtons.