Cinderberry Stitches

The Heart of Christmas competition

With only a week to go until I blow the dust off those Christmas decorations hidden in the back of the cupboard and hang up the mistletoe it makes me wonder where does the year go? - As a child it would take forever for Santa's visit and what felt like an eternity to sit upon Santa's knee and whisper my wish list.

So when I began designing a new stitchery I thought most about what Christmas means to me - it's not the wish lists as long as your arm and expensive gifts under the tree that mean the most, when it is all said and done - my Family is the real heart of Christmas and the inspiration for many of my designs

This is my new design now released
"The Heart of Christmas"

Of course I love gift giving, plum pudding, those bad jokes in the bon bons and unwrapping surprises, but watching my nieces leave a carrot for Rudolf and glass of milk for Santa Christmas Eve is the best  - I wonder what your favorite part of Christmas is?

With the release of my new pattern "The Heart of Christmas" I have three patterns to give away in this months competition...to be in the draw just leave a message on this post before December 1st and share your favorite part of Christmas, a funny Christmas story or the worst...clean bon bon joke.

Now let's have some fun!!

Till then, Natalie x

Off to market we go

We had a wonderful day on Saturday in Melbourne for the Australian Quilt Market - a chance to catch up and chat with quilt shop owners & designers and show off our samples of the patterns released during 2008 and some new designs too!

This is a shot of our booth - it looked wonderful
A huge thank you to Creative Abundance (my distributor) for all their hard work, without them I am certain it would have been impossible for Cinderberry Stitches to attend this year - thanks also to Helsey for all her behind the scenes help. 

If you pop on over to Leanne's you will see some more snaps of the booth and the Creative Abundance bunch.

I was most excited to meet with and talk to Amy Butler - a designer who inspires many of us, her fabric and creations are just incredible and yes at the time this photo was being taken I was wishing I had worn heels and was blessed with longer legs.

I managed to find some beautiful new fabric to stitch with and have a few ideas floating around my head - these need to be sketched and journaled before they become a distant memory, even a quick scribble with one or two words is enough to ensure the idea stays alive.

Over the next few days when I am in the same room as my camera I will take a few snaps of the treasures that came home with me.  But tonight I plan to pop the kettle on, brew a cup of my favorite earl grey tea and sit back with my sketch book and a chocolate teddy bear biscuit - that's the plan anyway

Till then - Nat x

Tiny toes and sneek peek

Thank you all so much for all your kind wishes welcoming Isabelle to the world!
I found a spare moment in my day to write you all, with our little one tucked safely in bed a strange sense of quiet has come over our house...if only for a few precious moments

You can't help but watch a sleeping babe

and I love how everything is so tiny, and oh so tempting not to tickle... 

This week I have been preparing for the up coming Australian Quilt Market in Melbourne this Saturday and Sunday - it will be a great chance to catch up with the Creative Abundance girls and those I have not seen for a while, fingers crossed I may even find some new yummy fabrics to play with and create, no doubt I will come home full of inspiration to share.

So the samples are packed and on there way along with a new Christmas design to be released over the weekend called "Heart of Christmas"

Yes, I can hear you whispering "sneek peek!" - this snippet is for you

 

Another stitching tease, but all will be revealed after this weekend

Till then
Natalie x