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I have been multitasking, primarily looking after my two boys but managed to fit in some design work and some making. Continuing to experiment with small samples and new ideas. I bought some new fabri…

Had a productive day, firstly I received a couple of packs of off cut fabrics from Umbrella Prints which is a textile company based in Australia that sell really lovely printed fabrics. For several ye…

Received some new fabric samples from littelteawagon, always nice to work with new colours and new patterns. I'm not normally a fan of yellow but actually quite liking the yellow, got some new ideas f…

Had a productive day stitching some new ideas and making some new stock, would like to include some text within my work so have been experimenting with free motion stitching so I can easily control so…

Spring feels like it is here, noting the blue skies I captured yesterday. Working on my surface pattern designs today but also have started to collate some of my stitched work together in some montage…

I grew up with cats, would love a cat, a stripy one in preference, just one small fluffy cat would do........

My son seems to be getting more and more homework, most of which requires a lot of help... from me. He had to keep a food diary and decorate it with drawings of thing he had eaten. So I was helping hi…

Nice to see the start of the March, particularly after the wet soggy winter we have just had! Just a few weeks to go till the clocks go forward meaning lighter evenings which I love as generally I wor…

Owls seem to of been a constant theme in surface pattern and kids design for a number of years now. I never tire of drawing owls and they continue to be a feature of both my Illustrations and stitched…

Noting a theme of kitchen based items is occurring so thought they could work together in a pattern

I think the mugs in our house multiply, I find them everywhere, normally with half a cup of cold unfinished tea, of which I leave because I have a million other things to do, well perhaps not a millio…

Have recently set up a Instagram account, see link to the side. Again I find it an inspiring place to look and see what everyone captures through simple filtered pictures, and a nice way of recording…

It is my aim this year to get a little shop open, I have a few bits of my handmade items left over from the christmas markets I did, but now need to re stock and start with some new ideas....

I have had these sketches for ages they were some ideas for some fabric appliques, so scanned them in, recoloured and created a simple all over pattern

The sun is out and I'm designing florals for Spring 2015...happy Wednesday

Lined up my button sketch and made a simple pattern!

Having followed blogs for years I have always been inspired to start my own. I am a surface pattern designer and I also make a range of handmade accessories. I hope to share my inspirations and design…

I have become a slight Pinterest addict, I find it a great way to save and sort my inspiration, my page can be viewed here