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.

 

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.