Let’s meet with another of our lovely Handmade Nashville members; Ashley Gomez of Cute Fluffin Stitch.
Ashley and the love of her life/husband of almost five years
are both originally from Alabama, but have lived in Tennessee for the past
seven years. They have a miniature dachshund, but no kids yet.
She dabbles in a lot of different crafts and loves making
unique items that help people stay organized and still look nice. She also likes
making cute items for kids to love. She
has been sewing and quilting over the past four years after having learned the
basics from her mother in law and like many of us modern crafters, she expanded
upon that through YouTube tutorials. :)
Originally she got into sewing when she saw the quilts that
her mother in law made and she wanted to transform the quilts into something else. Now
Ashley enjoys coming up with ways to expand her basic crafting skills and make
something completely new.
Her handmade items are mostly made using 100% cotton fabrics
and occasionally flannel. She sees
patterns and designs everywhere, and finds that doodling really helps her wrangle in her ideas.
Ashley’s shop got
started when she began making things and found that people wanted to buy them! :) Her shop is evidence that she doesn’t favor
any one particular color over the others; it looks like a beautiful rainbow!
:D She has mostly been selling through Etsy thus far,
but she had her first foray into craft shows at one of our recent Curvy Yoga events.
She mostly works on her own, but her husband helps with
questions about how to make things and their dog supervises operations!
When looking to the future and the possibility of having a
physical store, she says “As fun as it would be to own my own business, make my
own hours, all that, I don't want my hobby to become my burden.” She doesn’t
currently offer any type of learning for other crafters, but she is working on
developing some quilt blocks and she’s always looking to expand upon what she
already knows.
Ashley’s favorite quote:
“Be the change you want to see in the world”
You can find Ashley here:
