Behind the Scenes

Well our first 'bricks and mortar' birthday party was on Saturday.  We ate cake, drank prosecco and served a whole lot of customers!  What a day!  You guys completely blew us away.  Continue reading →

Between Christmas and New Year when most of the country were groaning in lethargy, we were groaning about packing, plaster dust and paint.  When I opened Backstitch at Burwash Manor in March last year it felt like a very big step and I did everything I could take make that big step as easy as possible.  One of those things was not doing a full on refit of the premises.  I had a bit of a suck-it-and-see strategy when it came to bricks and mortar and the deal with myself was to open with as little initial outlay as possible. Continue reading →

Twice a year in Cambridgeshire there is a Quilt Festival held by Grosvenor Shows.  For many years it was held at Chilford Hall, but since a devastating fire at that venue in 2012 it has been held at Duxford Imperial War Museum. Continue reading →

So, here's some exciting news... Backstitch is coming out of hiding and into a real live shop!  I am opening a bricks and mortar store at the very wonderful Burwash Manor in mid March. Burwash Manor is a fantastic collection of fifteen independent shops with a tea room and a day spa.  It is housed in a range of old...