A little thought led to a BIG project for me this year. I saw a cute little kids jacket made from very nostalgic '1980's Australia' wool blankets and had the thought that often leads to big things for me 'I can make that'. And that was it. It turned into a whole family affair, Dad scouring op shops for blankets, mum picking them up from peoples houses, Courtney searching high and low. They all turned up a rainbow of colours and I had all I needed (almost) to make over 50 coats and vests for some very happy customers. We had blankets being washed and dried, cut and sewn all over the house for the next three months, all culminated in a market stall at the Bungendore Showground.
It's not often that you have the opportunity to make a public stand for something you believe in. The violence against women scourge on this country reached boiling point this year with historic rape allegations against Christian Porter, Brittany Higgins stepping coming forward to tell her story and Grace Tame's brave campaign. It all just brought to the the public eye what is raging in every day Australia - violence, perpetrated predominately by men against women and children. The March for Justice was a chance to add my voice, my heartbreak, my anger to the chorus of other Australian women and men who believe enough is enough.
