{"id":132,"date":"2026-10-13T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookpublish.online\/brendadean\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2026-10-13T07:18:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:18:49","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bookpublish.online\/brendadean\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT THE AUTHOR"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"132\" class=\"elementor elementor-132\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6c2791 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6c2791\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b052d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"21b052d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n@import 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aria-hidden=\"true\">&ldquo;<\/span>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"bb-auth__wrap\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"bb-auth__content\">\r\n      <span class=\"bb-auth__eyebrow\" data-rv>Meet the Designer<\/span>\r\n\r\n      <h1 class=\"bb-auth__title\" data-rv data-d=\"1\">\r\n        About the\r\n        <em>Author<svg viewBox=\"0 0 100 14\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M2 8 Q 25 1 50 8 T 98 6\"\/><\/svg><\/em>\r\n      <\/h1>\r\n\r\n      <p class=\"bb-auth__lead\" data-rv data-d=\"2\">\r\n        Brenda Dean is an Australian bag designer with a passion for quilting and sewing.\r\n      <\/p>\r\n\r\n      <p class=\"bb-auth__text\" data-rv data-d=\"3\">\r\n        Through her designs, she shares creativity, practicality and a love for beautiful\r\n        fabrics, encouraging makers of all skill levels to find their own\r\n        <mark>&ldquo;Happy Space&rdquo;<\/mark> in bag making.\r\n      <\/p>\r\n\r\n      <p class=\"bb-auth__text\" data-rv data-d=\"4\">\r\n        Alongside her bags, Brenda is a keen quilter, and the same eye for colour, pattern\r\n        and detail runs through everything she makes. Her bags are designed to be both\r\n        beautiful and useful, the kind you will reach for every day.\r\n      <\/p>\r\n\r\n      <p class=\"bb-auth__text\" data-rv data-d=\"5\">\r\n        In Bag Bonanza!, she brings together 23 original projects with clear step-by-step\r\n        instructions and full-size patterns. Each one is written in her warm and practical\r\n        style, so that beginners and experienced makers alike can sew with confidence.\r\n      <\/p>\r\n\r\n      <p class=\"bb-auth__text\" data-rv data-d=\"6\">\r\n        For Brenda, sewing is about more than the finished bag. It is time to slow down,\r\n        play with fabric and enjoy the making, and she hopes every reader finds that same\r\n        joy at their own sewing table.\r\n      <\/p>\r\n\r\n      <ul class=\"bb-auth__facts\" data-rv data-d=\"7\">\r\n        <li><b>Australian<\/b>bag designer<\/li>\r\n        <li><b>Quilting<\/b>&amp; sewing<\/li>\r\n        <li><b>23 Designs<\/b>in this book<\/li>\r\n      <\/ul>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"bb-auth__sign\" data-rv data-d=\"7\">Brenda Dean<small>Author &amp; Designer<\/small><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"bb-auth__media\" data-rv=\"pop\" data-d=\"2\">\r\n      <div class=\"bb-auth__photo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bb-auth__img\"\r\n             src=\"\/\/bookpublish.online\/brendadean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4778f80a-1436-4e18-a495-909777b6df5d.webp\"\r\n             alt=\"Brenda Dean, author and bag designer\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"bb-auth__name\">Brenda Dean<small>Bag Designer &middot; Australia<\/small><\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"bb-auth__stamp\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n        <svg class=\"bb-auth__stamp-ring\" viewBox=\"0 0 120 120\">\r\n          <defs><path id=\"bbAuthStampPath\" d=\"M60,60 m-46,0 a46,46 0 1,1 92,0 a46,46 0 1,1 -92,0\"\/><\/defs>\r\n          <text><textPath href=\"#bbAuthStampPath\" textLength=\"280\">HAPPY SPACE \u2022 MADE WITH LOVE \u2022 <\/textPath><\/text>\r\n        <\/svg>\r\n        <span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M12 20.5s-7.5-4.6-7.5-10.2A4.3 4.3 0 0 1 12 7.6a4.3 4.3 0 0 1 7.5 2.7c0 5.6-7.5 10.2-7.5 10.2z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <svg class=\"bb-auth__wave\" viewBox=\"0 0 1440 80\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n    <path class=\"bb-auth__wave-st\" d=\"M0 26 C 220 -14 420 66 720 26 S 1220 -14 1440 26\"\/>\r\n    <path d=\"M0 42 C 220 2 420 82 720 42 S 1220 2 1440 42 V80 H0Z\"\/>\r\n  <\/svg>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<script>\r\n(function(){\r\n  var s=document.querySelector('.bb-auth');\r\n  if(!s||!('IntersectionObserver' in window))return;\r\n  s.classList.add('bb-anim');\r\n  new IntersectionObserver(function(e,o){\r\n    if(e[0].isIntersecting){s.classList.add('is-in');o.disconnect();}\r\n  },{threshold:.12}).observe(s);\r\n})();\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&ldquo; Meet the Designer About the Author Brenda Dean is an Australian bag designer with a passion for quilting and sewing. 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