Welcome to Amanda's Blog!

Welcome to my very first blog post... it's only been 5 years in the making!

I have wanted to start a blog for so long & have decided now is the time to do it.

This year is a lot of things.

As you all know, at the end of 2024, we had to close our beloved Stir & Stitch and I know how much it is missed in our community and by those who travelled to see us.  I am still coming to terms with it.

It was time for me to look after myself and my family a little better; burnout and a crazy amount of financial stress left me feeling not so great by the end of the year. 

In the meantime, I’ve been working part-time, and my free moments away from work have allowed me to dive into lots of creative projects. I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve completed my cookbook! I’m so happy with the final result and can hardly wait for everyone to see it when it arrives in just a few weeks. Orders have already started rolling in, and it feels like we'll have a wonderful reunion when everyone comes to pick up their copies! I genuinely miss you all and can’t wait to see everyone soon!

In June, Jai and I celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary in the Maldives! I’m still pinching myself that I got to go there and meet my beloved Missy Higgins. I’ve been a huge fan since the very first time I heard her on the radio back in 2001, and she performed three shows during our week there. I’m such a dork—I even made a ‘meeting Missy skirt’! 😂. I wish I could show you the photo of her and I meeting but it is honestly the worst photo ever taken of me and I’m a little bit devastated. But anyway, at least I have the memory hey!

I have returned feeling much more relaxed, less blocked, and ready to re-enter the world.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone.  I am spending mine sewing up some of my patchwork skirts for the Byfield Markets at the end of August.

❤️ Amanda x