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A Note for UK, EU and US Customers

UK Customers: due to the requirement for me to charge VAT, I have made the decision to no longer sell items from my website to UK customers. If you would like to purchase any of my patterns or kits, you can do so through my Etsy Shop. You will still be charge VAT, but Etsy take care of collecting and forwarding the tax to the Uk government. If there is something specific in my web shop you would like to purchase, please send me a message and I can do a custom listing for you in my Etsy Shop. 

EU Customers: due to the new safety regulation requirements it is financially unfeasible for me to sell physical products to you through my online shop. You can still purchase my PDF patterns through my Etsy Shop.

US Customers: due to the recent changes to Tariffs I can no longer sell physical items through my online shop. At this stage I have been unable to come up with an economical solution to collect the Tariff fees through my checkout system. You can still purchase my PDF patterns through my Etsy Shop.

A Note for Quilt Guilds and Groups

Are you part of a Quilt Guild or Stitching Group and would love a pop-up shop visit, workshop, or trunk show? I’d be delighted to chat about it! Just send me an email at themakersstash@gmail.com and we can talk through the details.

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Phone: 61 414 543 858

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This comprehensive guidebook will not only answer all of your English Paper Piecing questions, but it will inspire you to slow down and create mindful moments just for you.

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Making a Dream a Reality – Chapter 2

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My shows for the year have come to a close and my first one in 2026 is not until February. With the pressure of getting ready for shows, packing stock, setting up my booth, packing down and putting everything away over for the time being, I can once again begin to dream about my future shop.

It’s time to start thinking about my goals and plans for 2026 and what that looks like in regards to doing shows and trying to open up a shop space. Do I want to commit money towards paying for booths at shows or put that cost towards bond? How much stock should I be buying in when I’m running out of room to store it in my home studio? How can I raise the capital to open up a shop?

These are all important things to think about and muddle through, but today I want to share a bit of inspiration with you. I have dreamed about what my shop might look like and how it will feel for a long time but it’s time to get that vision out of my head and create some mood boards.

The Shop Space

My absolute dream shop space would be in a country style cottage, with a verandah and gardens, big windows to let in lots of natural light, timber floors and high ceilings. The rooms would be large and not too pokey, though a view smaller cozy spots would be nice too. The walls would be white and preferably timber lined. The lighting will not be to in your face, just enough brightness to make the products shine. I almost can picture the inside of a white greenhouse, with white timber trusses and pot plants and flowers dotted throughout the space.

Of course the reality of finding a cottage is extremely low! But no matter what space I end up with, this is the feeling I hope to create within it’s potentially small four walls.

While the bones of my shop will be predominately white, light and bright, I hope yo inject a warming notion of cozy Granny Chic mixed with a bit of shabby chic charm. These and French country are the interior styles I most gravitate towards. I hope to create cozy corners with seating and tables, layered up with fun cushions, quilts and crochet blankets. I want to find unique furniture pieces, tables, chairs and cupboards that can be painted in fun colours with that shabby chic patina. I want the space to feel collected and homey, not like a normal retail shop with rows and rows of identical shelving and displays.

Throughout the shop will be little vignettes of products, all carefully curated and styled to create a bit of whimsy. Old chairs and stools, baskets, buckets and watering cans, tins and jars will hold a delightful mix of products from lace and haberdashery, to threads and fabric, notions, books, tea items, gifts and vintage treasures.

As a lover of handmade decor the shop will be decorated as such with bunting and garlands, artworks, lamps and wall decor. Quilts will hang on walls, on ladders and the backs of chairs. Fabric streamers and crochet garlands will swoop around the space, vintage plates will adorn the walls and lamps will create a cozy feel. I think I am most looking forward to being able to decorate my shop space, to style the products and create beautiful window displays that entice you in to see what treasures you can find. I look forward to decorating for the holidays and I already anticipate getting a big pink Christmas tree!

I hope you have enjoyed this little vision quest and collecting inspiration for my future shop. If you would like to see more be sure to check out My Dream Shop Pinterest Board here.

Happy Stitching friend and I hope you have a beautiful day or night.

Miss Leela x

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Learning to Work With My Brain, Not Against It

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The end of the year seems to be picking up seed at an alarming rate. Normally around this time of the year I start assessing which of my goals and intentions I have accomplished and start planning for the next year, only I have barely had time to think about it.

At the start of the year, I made a lot of plans and scheduled in a lot of things. I had each month mapped out, what patterns I would release, what tutorials, free patterns, YouTube videos, blog posts. I thought that if I got it all out on paper and could see it I would be better able to get everything done.

But I was super unrealistic, and the amount of work I had scheduled for myself would have kept five of me busy, full time, all year. So, it was an epic failure. But it was a good lesson. At the start of the year, I did a screening test for ADHD, and while I haven’t gotten a proper diagnosis (and at this point don’t intend to), all signs point to it. Suddenly some things I had been wondering about myself began to make sense.

What did happen this year was a journey in self-awareness and self-discovery. I feel like I have finally come to terms with how my brain works and I’m learning to be ok with that. I leave things to the last minute, I procrastinate, I focus too much on one thing, and not enough on others. I’m scattered, my brain rarely turns off, it is always thinking, always imagining, ideas swirling around constantly. Sometimes it’s hard to get started on something, and other times its super easy. And all of it leads to overwhelm and sometimes complete paralysis where I’m incapable of doing anything at all.

And that’s ok.

My brain is sparkly. It is unique and it makes me who I am – a positive thinker, an ideas person, an optimist, curious, creative, loving, kind-hearted, emotional, a great big ball of flower sparkles and sunshine!

I’m learning to lean into my creative flow and let it guide me. I carry around my ‘everything book’ everywhere I go so that when an idea, a thought, a whim, a to-do item pops into my brain I can get it out and on paper straight away. Then when I’m ready I can go back and organise those items into to-do lists that then help me plan out the few things I want to try and achieve each week. It also means things don’t get lost in my brain.

I’m still learning how to combat procrastination, and know it will be a long road and something I might not ever fully get a handle on, but the first step is learning when it rears its ugly head and what steps I can take to not get overwhelmed.

So, does that mean I’m not going to set goals and intentions for next year? Of course I am because I am a list maker and a go getter! I like to think that the impossible is possible, always. But they are very broad, loose goals that leave lots of room for spontaneity and creativity.

Goals and Intentions for 2026

Work on My Book

Open a bricks-and-mortar shop – the biggest goal!

Increase shop sales so I can start paying myself a decent and regular monthly wage

Secret collaboration with a stitchy friend

Release some new patterns and kits

Work on EPP recipe books

Create online classes and guidebooks

Hold in person workshops and stitch events

Keep writing blog posts and making videos for YouTube

Free patterns and Tutorials

As you can see, I have left them at this stage very broad with no real plans for which patterns, or how many, what the classes and workshops will be or when etc. Looking at the list, I already feel like I’m biting off more than I can chew! But I just can’t help it. All these things are like dreams to me, they’re ideas that keep pushing forward saying ‘work on me, work on me’ I can’t silence them, nor do I want to.

I know I won’t get everything done, but when the time is right, somewhere in my brain a big shiny button will be pushed and suddenly I will get to work, and the goal will be achieved. That’s why I write the list, that’s how I get up every day, to follow my passion and pursue my dreams.

Thank you for being on this journey with me. It’s bumpy, a little bit messy, often times chaotic, quite often hard and with no real map to offer guidance. But it’s also beautiful, wondrous and full of heartwarming love and joy.

Happy Stitching,

Miss Leela x