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Stitch 56



It’s two months since my last post

I’m shocked! But there you go. Start a new business, and your personal time goes out the wazzooo! I’ve spent the past weeks fine-tuning the website, including a very recent – ie. yesterday – facelift that now, after some final tweaking, I’m now quite delighted with.

Stitch 56

Now that’s done, and now that I’ve ditched the blog that comes with the theme I’m using for the Stitch 56 shop in favour of my own 25reasons blog, I can put my attention into setting up my stall at the upcoming 8th September Sisters’ Market at the Brunswick Town Hall.

Sisters' Market

I’m going to have heaps of Nikki Mallalieu’s You Sew Girl! products, plus some Wiksten patterns, as well as a couple of other favourite brands – if everything goes to plan. If you’re in Melbourne, I hope you’ll come see me.

And speaking of “hopes”, I hope to have some nice handmade things to show you soon. Even if it’s only some new bibs for my darling grandson Austin. I’m having lack-of-sewing withdrawal symptoms something shocking! Like having to eat chocolate! Terrible! Better get sewing soon.