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Thank you for all your kind words on my last post and the emails too. It's an amazing feeling to have finished (most of) the work on the book and I'm glad you like it. 

I've been thinking for some years about publishing my patterns and this seems like a good way to do it: sharing them in one big collection. I'm not sure I want to sew small things for the rest of my working life, so it's good to be channelling more energy into writing/designing.

Although of course I do have a deep love of actually making things, and i'm looking forward to trying some different projects in the near future.

Thanks too for your interest in pre-ordering the book. My publisher tells me this can be done through either their site or amazon/book depository and I also found this NZ-based site where copies can be ordered too.

Although it is being published in the USA it will also be readily available in NZ bookshops and I'll try and get some copies to put in my etsy shop.

The title of this post was inspired by my new favourite album- Silver and Gold, the latest Christmas songs by Sufjan Stevens.

I bought it yesterday and walked around the city today accompanied by the Christmas Unicorn. Beautiful stuff, especially the Joy Division tribute at the end.

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8 responses to “christmas unicorn”

  1. Blue Avatar
    Blue

    Fantastic news Melissa the book will be wonderful I,m sure. Good for you, Blue xxxx

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  2. tinyhappy Avatar

    thank you blue 🙂

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  3. Catherine Avatar
    Catherine

    Hi, the book looks great. I shall request a copy from my library now. Hope you’ll have a rest over the end of year hols, sounds like you need a break.
    Catherine

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  4. Nicole Avatar

    Yes, Sufjan has given us another beautiful Christmas present. I love the Joy Division bit too.

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  5. louana Avatar

    I love those straw flowers! Did you grow them? My Aunt used to grow them, I think I might have to have a go at growing some.

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  6. Brenda Miehling Avatar
    Brenda Miehling

    I am so happy for you. You are blossoming in with your many talents. Love the flowers on the black background.

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  7. Lotus Hattersley Avatar

    Well done, Melissa! Sounds like you deserve a long break!
    I’m ordering a copy of your book right now, also I plan to teach myself some sewing skills over the summer can you recommend any good books with a range of sewing skills in them i.e. pleats, zips etc? Thank you, hope to see you over the break maybe? xx Lotus

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  8. Julia Avatar

    The book looks lovely! I just ordered it and am looking forward to making some beautiful things. I am also a big Sufjan Stevens fan, the new christmas album is so wonderful!
    Greetings from Vienna/Austria!
    julia

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