I was asked to participate in the blog tour for Nancy Zieman's autobiography,
Seams Unlikely: The Inspiring True Life Story of Nancy Zieman
, and today's my turn to tell you what I thought.
And here's what I think: Nancy Zieman is an amazing example of hard work and determination and has endured significant physical and medical challenges to become one of the most recognized names in the sewing industry. She built Nancy's Notions, her sewing supply mail-order business, from the ground up starting in her basement, and has had a successful sewing television show for over 30 years. She is a true inspiration.
In her book, Nancy describes health challenges that started when she was a baby, including Bell's Palsy, knee problems, and multiple surgeries. She describes her life living on a dairy farm in Wisconsin and the work ethic instilled in her by her parents. I especially liked reading about her experiences in 4-H because I took sewing 4-H for four summers too--and I got an amazing education in apparel sewing through 4-H, even though I was so young.
It was very interesting to read about the growth of her business over time as technology changed and her customer base grew.
I appreciated reading about Nancy's family as well, and I loved the chapter near the end that described the adoption of her younger son (and her older son's reaction to the new baby... so, so sweet.) Nancy worked with her husband for many years and was honest about the challenges and benefits of them being in business together.
Visit
Nancy's blog to read her explanation of why she wrote the book, and to enter in her giveaway of 20 copies of the book.
And I have a copy of the book to give away, too. Comment on this blog post and I'll choose a winner on February 14.
You can read more about Seams Unlikely at the other stops on the blog tour:
February 4 Nancy Zieman
http://www.nancyzieman.com/blog February 5 Eileen Roche
http://dzgns.com/blog/ February 5 Pat Sloan
http://patsloan.typepad.com/ February 6 Melissa Stramel
http://melissaslilaclane.blogspot.com February 6 The Long Ladies
http://www.mariemadelinestudio.typepad.com/ February 6 Tori Thompson
http://totallystitchin.net February 7 Amy Barickman
http://www.indygojunction.com/blog/ February 7 Melissa Mora
http://mellysews.com February 8 Shari Butler
http://www.doohikeydesignstudio.com/blog/ February 8 Vicki Christensen
http://www.sewinspiredblog.com/ February 9 Carolina Moore
http://alwaysexpectmoore.com February 9 Kate Mclvor
https://theconfidentstitch.squarespace.com/blog/ February 10 Amy Ellis
http://amyscreativeside.com/blog/ February 10 Melissa Mortenson
http://www.polkadotchair.com February 11 Ilene Miller
http://happyvalleyprimitives.blogspot.com/ February 11 Liz Hicks
http://blogerisms.blogspot.com/ February 11 Rachael Pannepacker
http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/ February 12 Bill Gardner
http://www.quiltersnewsletter.com/blogs/insideqn/ February 12 Elizabeth Evans
http://www.simplesimonandco.com February 13 Amy Webb
http://www.amylouwhosews.com/ February 13 Lindsay Wilkes
http://thecottagemama.com/blog/ February 14 Gertie Hirsch
http://www.blogforbettersewing.com February 14 Veronica Philips
http://cloverusa.wordpress.com/ February 15 Jenny Gabriel
http://www.sewvacoutletblog.com February 15 Laura Wasilowski
http://artfabrik.blogspot.com/ February 16 Frieda Anderson
http://friestyle.blogspot.com/ February 16 Rita Farro
http://ritassewfun.blogspot.com February 17 Cindy Cloward
http://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/blog/ February 17 Joan Hawley
http://www.lazygirldesigns.com/blog/ February 17 Patty Young
http://modkidboutique.blogspot.com February 18 Nancy Zieman
http://www.nancyzieman.com/blog/ Disclosure--this blog post contains an affiliate link. I was given a free copy of the book. All opinions are my own. Comments are now closed.