When I first started cross stitching, the very first pattern I did was a Subversive Cross Stitch pattern. I was immediately hooked and started looking around for my next project. Turned out there were very few patterns out there that 1: contained the kind of content I wanted to be stitching, and 2: were high quality. I wanted to take things to the next level. So I immediately started making my own patterns on graph paper using colored pencils.
After a couple years of this, I had my bag stolen from my car. Whoever took it was probably sorely disappointed to find nothing but cross stitch supplies and patterns in it. But this event spurred me to start making my patterns digitally. In 2016 I made a "Nasty Woman" pattern that I designed and stitched within 72 hours of the inciting incident, and people asked me to buy it. I wanted to do something good with it so I started an Etsy and created my first Craftivism project. All proceeds from that pattern continue to be donated to the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault, a local charity in my home state doing great work.
Craftivism, community, and giving back have always been important to me, so I always have a couple of patterns where all the proceeds are donated to a relevant charity.
In January 2020, I quit my job to look for something better. Then...uh...the world went to shit. So I decided to dedicate all my time to making SonovaStitch a viable business. I started a Patreon later that year (patreon.com/sonovastitch) and have led a couple fun and successful Mystery SALs since then.
Thank you to my fans, patrons, customers and supporters for getting me this far, and I hope you enjoy my patterns as much as I do!