About Me – Cathy Park
Cathy Park grew up in Sydney, Australia and has been passionately creating and digitizing machine embroidery designs for the past thirty years. Her exquisite works are showcased and sold on her website, stitchingart.com.
Art has always been at the heart of Cathy’s life. From a young age, she spent countless hours drawing and painting various scenes around Sydney. Her dedication to art continued through her formal studies, which she still pursues today, believing that a strong artistic foundation is essential for creating and digitizing her embroidery designs.
Before starting a family, Cathy worked as a Graphic Artist in the advertising industry. Her interest in sewing blossomed after having children, beginning with making her own maternity clothes, patchwork blankets, and children’s clothing. As her skills grew, she ventured into free machine embroidery, eventually enrolling in a local college where she studied the craft for three years, earning a diploma in free machine embroidery.
In the mid-1990s, Cathy purchased her first computerized sewing machine and began creating small pillows and blankets using its decorative stitches. Gaining confidence, she acquired a laptop and started digitizing her own designs. By 1998, she launched her website, where she not only sells her designs but also offers free designs, creative projects, and detailed instructions.
Many of Cathy’s design series are inspired by her travels with her husband, John, over the last 30 years. From 2002 to 2005, they spent three months each year traveling across the United States, participating in trunk shows and conferences. At these events, Cathy showcased her designs, shared creative embroidery techniques, and taught attendees how to maximize their sewing machine’s potential.
In 2005, John’s illness halted their overseas travels. To stay connected with her community, Cathy and her daughter Charley began creating instructional videos, which they shared on her website. These videos feature her latest designs and teach techniques to elevate embroidery projects.
Today, Charley manages the website, while Cathy continues to design and create. Together, they remain dedicated to inspiring and educating others. Cathy’s commitment to her craft ensures that her role as a digitizer extends beyond creating designs, as she helps others make their projects truly exceptional.
