Debbie has been involved in writing and the craft world for pretty much all of her life but in 1997 she made it into a profession. Now, besides regularly designing projects and writing columns for magazines and websites such as Love Patchwork & Quilting, Love Sewing, AllFreeSewing and FaveQuilts, she runs her popular blog where she shares her designs for sewing and quilts as well as papercraft, scrapbooking, card making, beading, jewellery and mixed media projects. Her first sewing book with Search Press, The Bag Boutique, was a global success, and she has since written two more books with Search Press – Love to Sew: Lagom-style Accessories and Learn to Sew in 30 Minutes: Machine Sewing. Debbie lives in Lower Saxony, Germany. For inspiration – crafting and more – visit her blog: thefolkartfactory.com Visit Debbie's online pattern shop, TheFolkArtFactory, via etsy.com