Education
Marilyn J. Leavitt was born August 1, 1946 in Youngstown, Ohio, where she attended Ursuline High School.
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Career
Her designs were published under the business name Told in a Garden, with product divisions of Told in a Garden, Lavender and Lace, and Butternut Road. The first 25 copies sold almost immediately. Within a decade, her Victorian angel designs were considered among the most popular cross-stitch designs available.
In 2000, she publicly stated her opposition to the unlicensed sharing of needlework patterns on the Internet.
Personal life
She had multiple sclerosis but did not widely publicize the fact. She died on August 14, 2012 in Newark, New York, aged 66.
