New release – ask your needlework store for a copy! I have a fondness for collective nouns, those wonderfully evocative terms for groups, like a ‘parliament’ of owls, or a ‘murder of crows’, and I was so tickled to discover that the collective noun for a group of hummingbirds is a ‘charm’! And so I…
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Hares in the breeze
A new design in Homespun Australia! Autumn makes me think of winds and spiraling leaves, so when Homespun Australia asked me to do an autumnal design, I created these little hares, playing in the breeze. It was such a fun little stitch, which utilises 9 of the Bookshelf Edit Cottage Garden Threads, in gorgeous Fall…
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Katie’s Cushion
A stitching panel for Cottage Garden Threads’ “Work Cushion” pattern Some time ago, Katie from Cottage Garden Threads re-released a pattern she designed for a work cushion – an ingenious idea to create a cushion to use as a stitching surface that is adjustable in height, and that contains lots of clever little pockets to…
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A Stitch for All Seasons
A series of charts featuring new ‘Bookshelf’ colours in collaboration with Cottage Garden Threads Now, this I didn’t expect! The lovely Katie from Cottage Garden Threads contacted me about her upcoming trip to the Nashville Needlework Market (goals!), where CGT are attending for the first time. They wanted to showcase some new products and some…
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Zelda’s Heart: A ‘Hearts for Pam’ design
Zelda Fitzgerald’s quote, ‘Nobody has ever measured, not even the poets, how much the heart can hold’ immediately came to mind when I was asked to create a design to support Pam from Cottage Garden Threads last year. It was such a pleasure to be able to give back (a little) in thanks to Pam…
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Stitching in the Mountains Summer 2024 announcement
When one retreat isn’t enough… I’m thrilled to announce that 2024 will see TWO Stitching in the Mountains Retreats, hosted by Lisa of Paddock Lane Designs and myself. The first will be in Winter (and a waitlist is open – see previous blog post for info and links to apply) and the second will be…
Read MoreStitching in the Mountains: A 2023 retreat recap & a 2024 special announcement
I promised a big, long post about the first Stitching in the Mountains Retreat, but to be honest, I don’t know where to start. How to encapsulate a weekend of new meetings, reunions with old friends, shared fun, friendship & creativity? Lisa from Paddock Lane Designs (and my collaborator in running the retreat) arrived early…
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Echoes of a garden past: A special antique reproduction
Sometimes with designing and reproducing, a mistake can send you in a whole new direction. I started this piece many months ago, hoping to release it for Market earlier this year. I started reproducing it in overdyes and stitched almost half before I decided it wasn’t working. Now, it’s not unusual for me to have…
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Special Projects #1: A new, exclusive series starting with “My Bird Pin-Pillow”
This little pin-pillow is the first of my Special Projects – a new series of small projects that also provide a chance to learn something new or discover new fibres or materials. These Special Projects are only available in my Etsy store and will come out a couple of times a year, along with full…
Read MoreA big thank you
While I’m working on a big post about the Stitching in the Mountains Retreat just past, I wanted to share with you now my heartfelt thanks to the attendees for your company, and for your generosity. Lisa from Paddock Lane Designs and I ran a competition to raise money for the Older Women’s Network NSW,…
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Mojo Stitches 