About us

Sara (The Boss)

Sara has been crafting since she was a child and has tried her hand at many things, some were more successful than others however! She was taught to knit and crochet by an aunt, and since then has mastered cross stitch, tapestry, and card making.

She lives in Seaford with her wife Jan and a tortoise called Horatio. She has a son and a daughter and can’t wait for grandchildren!

In 2016 she began her journey into sewing and attended a local class on English Paper Piecing and made some wonderful friends, and so began the journey of The Patchwork Cat. She became a little bit obsessed with EPP and thought wouldn’t it be wonderful if her hobby was her job, and so set about finding a location for the shop. Finally she settled on Newhaven, and the building she found was big enough to sell her wares, teach, and also have a café too. On August 11^th 2018 the shop opened and has since then gone from strength to strength.

EPP is her real love, but unfortunately time does not always allow her to do as much as she would like. Sara has recently restarted her journey into lacemaking and is trying to encourage some younger members to join the local society to keep the amazing art alive.

You will find Sara in every day (unless she can get a cheeky day off)-oh and she bakes too!

Wendy (Sara’s big sister)

Wendy concentrates on the baking for the café on her three days in the shop. Although she has crafted in the past her hands are now too poorly to be able to sew anymore. So instead she creates marvellous sweet treats for us all, scones, cakes, tray bakes, as well as all the savoury too-homemade quiches, soups and of course our sandwiches.  You must pop in and try some!

Wendy lives in Seaford with her husband, has a daughter, son, and 4 beautiful grandchildren.

Ronnie

Ronnie joined the business in 2022, and has gradually increased her hours so she now works Wednesdays and Thursdays.

She loves to bake for friends and family and at the shop too, so she definitely gets her baking fix weekly without having to eat it all.

Aside from baking she also loves to sew, but she has learnt so much more since joining The Patchwork Cat team including quilting, fixing PomPoms to a cushion, fitting zips and some free motion quilting too- she is currently making her 4^th quilt and Christmas gifts for her family.

She also loves all things vintage!

She lives in Newhaven with her hubbie, and has a son and a daughter

Sara (yes we have 2)

Sara has worked in the business since 2023 gradually building up her hours around home schooling her daughter. Sara enjoys paddle boarding, baking and crafting, particularly crochet, but has now dabbled in quilting too. Look out for her crochet stall at the Christmas crafters market held in the shop.

She lives in Newhaven with her husband Paul and her daughter

Caroline

Caroline joined the shop in 2025, but has been attending classes ever since we opened, so now she gets to stroke all the fabric when it first arrives! She loves to bake and sew, and has mastered countless new skills to use in her own projects.

She lives in Seaford with her husband Paul and numerous furry friends

Michele

Michele joined the team in 2025 having spent many years in the catering industry, so we are very excited to see what culinary delights she can woo us with as time goes by.

She confesses to ‘not being crafty at all’ but I’m sure we will work our magic on her!

She lives in Seaford with her husband and has 2 daughters.