Hello there! welcome to my blog! my name is Erica Partridge, I'm a mother to two lovely boys and I live in the West Midlands.This year I have created Pear Tree and Stitch, my crafty business. I'm obsessed with sewing! machine embroidery especially. I love all things retro and vintage and simply adore messing about with fabric, ribbons and buttons. I've been creating for over six years now, but finally decided that 2014 would be the year to take things seriously. I've done lots of fabric art commissions over the years and the positive praise I've received has been great. After doing a local craft fair last year I quickly realised I was hooked! I hope to keep you all updated with what I'm up to in the wonderful world of crafting. I aim to blog around once a fortnight for now, whilst I kick start my business. If you don't hear from me I'm probably trawlling my favourite charity shops in search of fabric and gorgeous embellishments. Bye for now :-)