Thank you!

If you follow me on Facebook you might have already seen that the copies of my new book arrived safely, albeit a day later than expected. 55 boxes of books stacked on a pallet! To say that my heart was in my mouth when I opened the first box would be an understatement. My proof copies were printed using a digital printer whereas the main print run was offset / litho printed and there is always the risk of colour shift between the two. I’m delighted to say that the colours were all OK and the book looks fabulous! Which made me very happy (and a little tearful)!

Son, Joe was somewhat less happy as he had to carry most of the boxes down into our cellar!

But it has all been worth it. I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who ordered Colour Your Palette, and to everyone who ordered other items from my webshop. Your support means the world to me and my family! Over the last three days Joe and I have packed and shipped 154 parcels with Joe doing most of the runs to the post office. He is a star!

You may remember that I promised to donate £1 to The Trussell Trust for every book pre-ordered between the 1st and 10th November. I am delighted to let you know that 151 books were pre-ordered and that, along with sales of charity bookmarks, I was able to send £206 to them this morning. With gift aid we have donated £673.75 since the lockdown in March. Like many other textile teachers around the world my income has been significantly affected by the pandemic. But I’m lucky - if things got really bad we have property and pension pots as a safety net. The Trussell Trust provides food banks for those, often young families, who aren’t so lucky. It is going to be a long, hard winter for so many and I’m grateful for your help in supporting them.

Thank you x