HELLO, MY NAME IS PETCHY

Well it's not really. My real name is Solveig but the nickname Petchy has stuck with me since college days - my surname is Petch, so it's not even very imaginative! The funny thing is my younger sister Elisabeth also goes by the same nickname online - which makes things a little confusing!

The short version: I am a graphic designer, self confessed fabric-a-holic, craft- and sewing addict and retro furniture hoarder. I am also mum to Ruben, who runs on super-charged Duracell batteries and has no off-button.

I love all things retro, and can often be found scouring the local charity shop for treasures. Fabrics are another obsession of mine, and I have a rapidly growing stash. I dream about one day releasing my own line of fabric designs. I have also recently bought myself a DSLR camera and am having fun learning how to use it. I still have NO idea what I am doing with it most of the time, but it sure is a lot of fun!

I blog mainly for fun. What started off as a way of recording all my craft projects and sharing them with friends and family has now grown into a blog with an increasing number of readers from all around the world. I am still amazed that complete strangers like my blog enough to come back again and again - but it certainly has made blogging more fun. Knowing that people seem to enjoy reading Made by Petchy is a good motivating factor. So a great big THANK YOU to all of my dear readers!

I don't really know what else to write here, so please feel free to leave a question in the comments and I will do my best to update this post with answers on a regular basis!