Kindred

 I recently designed this collection called Kindred for Makower UK. Rooted in Celtic imagery, it celebrates kinship and heritage through enduring symbols and ancient forms, such as interwoven knots, illuminated type, mini thistles and softly coloured clover. It uses a deep, muted colour palette of earthy tones softened by time, suggesting heritage and a deep connection to ancestry.

The main print is called Legend and comes in three colour choices. It includes many Celtic images such as decorative knots, illuminated type and heraldry. There is a soft tonal print in the background.

I love this illuminated type design which is called Script. Each letter has been carefully considered, using scrolls and pattern infill to elevate them.

This wouldn't be a Celtic collection without a clover design. This one is quite small in scale and is softly coloured in a moss green. Look closer and you will see that it has a gentle layering to it too.

I love this mini thistle design which is coloured on a soft blue background. It's also available in a purple background and a beige background.

Scrolls are very popular in Celtic design and this scroll design makes a great allover print. It's perfect for using as a backing for a quilt or as a lining for a bag.

Art Nouveau-inspired images were also great for this collection so I included a stylised lily design.

Heraldry was a strong influence for this foulard design, a regimented layout which comes in shades of purple, blue and cream. It's also available in rusts and greens.

Stripe designs are great for using as a binding on a quilt or for handles to a bag. This stripe design includes many Celtic motifs such as clovers and decorative knots.

And finally, a Celtic knot design! This one is on a soft green background and includes a wide variety of decorative knots in shades of green, purple and blue.

Deep blue sea

 I recently created a collection of Makower UK called Deep Blue Sea which included fun sea creatures in a bright colour palette. 

Within the collection was a panel design that consists of eight different ten inch images that are great for using to make cushion covers, tote bags or quilts with. I took creatures from the main design and used them in a circular shape surrounded by sea life such as seaweed and fish.

These are some of my favourite images. The seal has a happy smile and drifts through brightly-coloured sea life.

The turtle image was also used in one of the allover prints for this collection.

I couldn't resist adding an octopus and made him a pretty pink colour.

Click here to see the full panel on the Makower website.

Pot plant paradise

Pot plants are the perfect addition to the home and I created this print for my Spoonflower shop, with the idea that it would be used on home decor such as bedding.

The pot plant print includes cheese plants, ferns and yuccas in various shapes and sizes. Each has a coloured pot and would make a great gift for a green fingered friend.

The print is perfect print for a duvet cover. This one comes in three sizes and is made from a cotton sateen fabric.

This stylised leaf print is a perfect co-ordinating print with the duvet cover. It's clean and fresh and adds a nice touch to the bedroom.

This sheet set comes in five sizes and includes a fitted sheet, a flat sheet and two pillow cases.

 

Charmed

 I recently designed this collection for Makower UK. It's called 'Charmed' and includes black cats and celestial images in a pleasing colour palette of purples, lilacs and teals.

The main print has black cats in a variety of poses, mixed with moons, stars and suns as well as the odd butterfly and scroll design. It includes metallic gold elements to give it a bit of bling.

This crowded foliage print is a great colour carrier and I combined lilac and cream leaves in with the teal background.

Mini black cats stretch and strut on this allover print. The scroll background adds an extra element of decoration. This print also has metallic gold.

Pretty star print on a purple background.

A melange of moons, stars and other celestial images on a lilac background.

The main print also looks great on a black background.

And the cat design looks great on a purple background.

Who could resist this stunning foliage print on black?

A scroll design is a great inclusion to this collection.

It wouldn't be a celestial print without stars on a black background. This one looks extra blingy with the gold metallic detailing.

Driftwood

Driftwood is a collection that I designed for Makower UK recently. It's a nautical-inspired collection in muted colours and the perfect print for creating a beach house vibe.

The main print is called Cove and shows a pretty harbour scenic in tones of blue, cream and grey. It's inspired by the coastal villages of Cornwall with its quaint cottages and lighthouses in a lino cut style.

Beach huts are the quintessential English seaside icon so I created these quirky beach huts on a cream background. Each one is slightly different to each other with contrasting door colours and nautical items decorating their exteriors.

Seashells are a great image for a nautical group and naturally work in this Lino cut style. I've also mixed a few seagrasses and seaweeds with this crowded shells design.

These cute sealife creatures make a great spaced design and are perfect for using on smaller crafting projects or as a lining fabric for bags and purses.

This seagrass print comes in a pretty sage colour, also great as a co-ordinate to the other designs.

The Cove scenic harbour design has also been designed in a more multi colour palette, including sage green and turquoise.

You couldn't have a nautical collection without a sailboat design so I designed this one on the open sea with the odd lighthouse scattered around.

The Ripples print makes a great texture and looks like the waves on the sea. It's great for using as a binding on a quilt or a lining for a beach bag.

The Cottages design is so cute and a nod to the hillside villages around the South-west coast of the UK.

Atelier

'Atelier' is a collection I designed for Makower UK recently and it was inspired by the timeless traditions of sewing using antique and retro images in a soft colour palette.

 

The main print is called Couture and includes sewing machines, notions and mannequins. Look closely and you will see that there is a texture underneath, inspired by dress pattern pieces.

The Spool design shows crowded cotton reels with the labels as the main focus.

Tape measures create a stripe design in this Measurements pattern.

Pretty patterned Buttons are loosely scattered, with a tonal running stitch in the background. 

An inclusion of soft blue to the Couture design adds variety to the collection.

Tiny Notions in include decorative scissors and pin cushions.

A deep grey on the Buttons design adds depth to the collection.

My grandma had a blue measuring tape in her sewing box and this Measurements print reminds me of that.

Little ones

I recently created this cute collection for Makower UK. It's called Little Ones and consists of woodland animals in a soft colour palette.

This design is called 'Hugs' and includes mother and baby foxes, bunnies, hedgehogs and squirrels in a soft peach colour. I used a sketchy style for these animals.

This design is called 'Bunnies' and includes rabbits in several poses with foliage and tiny hearts on a coral stripe background.

This coral 'Ducks' design is so cute and includes pretty daisies amongst the ducks.

'Foliage' is a really versatile print and can be used for a number of fabric projects, Pair it with designs from this collection or use it for bag making or dressmaking.

Cute baby 'Deer' are silhouetted against a soft brown background and surrounded by stylised foliage.

This 'Etched' design is created in a sketchy style and includes deer, foxes and bunnies.

These 'Stars' are on a grey/brown background and are a great print for decorating a child's bedroom.

The 'Hugs' design on cream is a great neutral colour and could work for both baby boys and baby girls.

The 'Bunnies' on the yellow and cream stripe are lovely and fresh and gender neutral.

The 'Ducks' work well on a yellow background.

The 'Foliage' looks lovely and fresh on a cream background and includes ferns, florals and tiny butterflies.

The 'Etched' design also comes in a green outline on a cream background.

The 'Stars' design also comes in a teal version.

The 'Hugs' design looks so pretty on this teal background.

'Ducks' on a teal background.

And beautiful 'Bunnies' on a teal and cream background.