Meet the people who work behind the scenes of your favourite craft magazine. You see their work every month – now find out what makes them tick.

DANIELLE TEBB - Editor

Another addition to the Country Threads team, Danielle Tebb comes from a patchwork and quilting background.

My parents taught me an appreciation of all things handmade from a very early age. Mum has always encouraged me, albeit with some head shaking when I leap into a project without giving any thought as to how I plan to finish it. We can usually be found at opposite sides of our converted billiard table, either helping each other with projects or simply stitching in companionable silence. I usually have at least seven projects on the go at once and I maintain that this gives me a reasonable variety of things to do.

I have just spent almost nine years working at the Society of Australian Genealogists where I was fortunate to meet and work with an amazing group of people. Not only has my life been enriched by their friendship and generosity, but my passion for history was reinforced through studying the family unit in minute detail through the generations.

Recently, however, the opportunity to work with beautiful quilts and gain industry knowledge, not to mention the lure of the lunchtime sewing circle, proved far too tempting – but I did not leave before making a significant start on a signature quilt to capture my memories of the time I spent there!

 

Lauren Broomham - Editorial Assistant

(BA, BCM) has dreamed of being a writer since she first picked up a pen. In her spare time, she likes to whip up new recipes, catch the latest movies and walk her adorable dog. Country Threads is one of the first magazines Lauren has worked on since graduating, so she's excited to be out 'on the job'.