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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