Here at Women Take Wing! we celebrate each and every member's successes. They all bring a special energy and perspective to our community. Several times each month we publish a Member Feature, so that the rest of the world can share in the richness of our community.
Sharon Wollman, owner and designer of C’est Chouette ~ The Vintage Needlepoint Pillow Boutique, embodies the balancing act of most women entrepreneurs today, wearing many hats. As a new mom she was inspired to think outside the box for creative outlet and financial benefit. By tapping into her talent for sewing, she has the honor of working in a medium that others have made beautiful: vintage needlepoint. Her long time love of vintage needlepoint, luxurious silks, and wonderful fringes, tassels and cords has naturally progressed to the creation of one of a kind needlepoint pillows that she lovingly calls tuffets. We think you’ll find her story to be as inspiring as her work is unique and beautiful.
Q. What gave you the courage to take the leap into your own business?
A. I don’t consider what I did as very courageous~ I was a soon-to-be mother and wanted to be home to raise my Little Baby. Baby Number Two came quickly thereafter and I never considered entering the workforce again. God blessed me with the talent to sew ~ so sew I did.
Q. Name one person who has inspired you, and how?
A. My mother was my inspiration. She always told me there was nothing I couldn’t do. Even at times when I took on more than I should or something I didn’t really know how to do she would say, “Learn to do it, now”. She was always impressed with my abilities and told me so.
Q. What is the most rewarding part of your business?
A. Very early one morning, during a thunderstorm, I decided to open a website to sell my tuffets. I emailed a friend to tell her and she literally fell over laughing. She had been the one who would drive to my house to open my email for me. I had coerced her into publishing the
Q. What is the most 'bothersome' part of your business? How do you get through it?
A. I love the hunt and gather part of my business, but I have noticed more and more antique stores closing their doors, so now the hunt has become increasingly more difficult and time consuming, that does bother me a bit. It seems time is at a premium when running a business, time to dream, time to create, time to photograph, time to maintain a site and time to be a mother and wife. I love it all and would not give up any part of it; I just wish I had 8 days to a week.
A. I would love to open an tiny little shop to sell all things vintage needlepoint; chairs with needlepoint seats, pillows, home furnishing, office accessories, bedding…. the list goes on and on. I may redefine myself soon, as both of my daughters (my reasons for starting my business) will be in college in the fall.

Sharon is rather modest when it comes to her achievements. Her sweet pillows have been featured in a number of magazines! Please stop by Sharon's blog, Pillow Talk, or visit her online shop, C'est Chouette. You may just find the perfect tuffet to call your own!














