Just Stitchin' is owned and operated by sole trader Louise Audet and was established back in 2002.  Louise studied Fashion and Design in her mid 20’s, then went on to establish her own children’s clothing brand until the late 90’s.  After her 5th child was born everything changed in the household not to mention the sewing room!  Suddenly there was more colour and creativity as this was her first girl!  Then came the love of patchwork, applique and finally her niche’, naive stitchery.  She had finally found what made her ‘tick’ in the sewing department.  Louise began making and designing cloth dolls and bears with best friend Patricia Mallard.   They both started out by selling their work through many gift retailers.  The pair worked together in partnership for 3 years until Louise moved away and the partnership dissolved.  They continue to work together regularly as the two remain best friends and encourage each other in their work.

 Louise’s children were so interested in learning to stitch that she taught them all.  She found it really hard to find suitable projects for them to learn, so with this in mind, she developed her own designs that appealed to them for their age and ability.  They were very excited about making the stitcheries come alive! They have all entered projects in craft and regional shows over the years and have won a variety of prizes.  Last year her son Noah won the 11-18 years category in the Homespun Inaugural Young Designer of the Year competition.  He designed and made his first patchwork quilt. 

 After the successful beginning with her own children learning to stitch in a creative way, other children wanted to learn and so Louise began teaching regular classes and workshops.   Teaching is a passion of hers.  She loves seeing the satisfaction on people’s faces when their project is completed as well as passing on skills and knowledge to anybody that wants to give it a go.