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I spent every spare second of I love my Bernina 720, it’s my but sadly no, I’m a
my life working on it in everyday dream machine. I love the slooowwww sewer. People think I
between travelling and teaching wide throat and it might sound produce a lot but really, I’m

so it became my life for quite silly but I love the giant quite slow in my
a few months. I put everything bobbins. 70% more thread on a processes. I like to take the
into this book, all my tips and bobbin means they run out a lot time to find the right fabrics.
tricks and have included lots less. Designing takes time, taking
and lots of inspiration photos. For workshops and back up machine, time to try different options
My hard work has been I have a Bernina 215 which for a is all part of the process. I
rewarded by so much positive small machine is very solid. When do a lot of hand sewing which
feedback from people who are I first got it, I sewed a is never fast. Having said that
loving the book, not just for denim quilt on it to see if it I don’t think about time when I
the fact it has so much detail could handle heavy sewing. It create. Somehow, I block out the
about technique, the fun worked a treat! world and time doesn’t matter. I
projects, but also for the way If I had more room, I’d get a just immerse myself in

I use colour and mix fabrics. Bernina Q20, it would be wonderful fabric and stitches and off I
to explore the possibilities of go. I do try to use time well

I am also lucky to have had my quilting and thread sketching with though. I’m pretty focused when
work featured on the catwalks a sit-down free motion machine. creating and work to get things
of Paris as part of a done by deadlines. I guess I’m
collaboration with I wish a was a fast sewer like the tortoise, plodding
Australian Fashion duo along slow and steady, but I
Romance Was Born and always make it across the finish

Jenny Kee. The line.
resulting Waratah Other creative goals are simply
Plantation Coat was to continue making beautiful,
acquired for the whimsical quilts that add
collection by the MAAS colour to the world and make
Center for Fashion people smile. I have so many
which is part of the ideas, it’s just a matter of
Power House Museum in finding more time.
Sydney.

I am plotting and planning some
The best part of the other fun things but I don’t
journey has been like to say too much until I am

meeting so many certain they are happening. To
lovely people along keep up with my adventures you
the way. My teaching can find me on Instagram.
has taken me to lots
of wonderful places
from all around
Australia, France, New
Zealand. Wherever I go

I am always reminded
that quilters are the
loveliest people!