The Nutcracker

Here's a little taster of what I designed for Makower Christmas 2026. It's called The Nutcracker and is inspired by the nutcracker ballet, using a sweet stylised look.

The main print is called Fairytale and I've included the sugar plum fairy, various nutcrackers as well as the mouse king, mixed with Christmas trees, gingerbread men, foliage and musical instruments.

The Soldiers design looks great on a deep red background and stylised Foliage elements look great on a dark green background.

The collection has a folkloric style to it and the Sugar plum design incorporates all sorts of elements, such as rocking horses and Christmas trees, in a tightly packed layout.

The Fairytale design looks great on this dark blue background.

A Candy Cane Stripe adds an extra co-ordinating print to the group.

The colour combo of this Sugar Plum design shouts Christmas with its vibrant reds and deep greens.

A tiny tonal star is a nice colour carrier and great for using in Christmas projects as a backing to a quilt or binding for placemats.

The nutcracker Soldiers stand to attention on the cream background.

Green stars complement the red version and are another way of adding colour to the collection.

I also designed an advent calendar for this collection. The central image uses motifs from the collection in a folk, mirrored style

This advent is a great Christmas project. The pockets must be cut out individually and sewn around the central image. They can then be filled with chocolates and sweets.

 

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.