Safety is a must If you are going to be with your children then do that be with them spend time When they are napping then sew Or take a few hours to sew after they are down for the night. Your children should come first. Don't neglect them to sewing. You can work it all out it is possible. But remember safety is first. DO NOT HAVE SCISSORS, ROTARY CUTTERS, PINS ETC OUT WHILE CHILDREN ARE AROUND everyone is only human and things can happen.