I’m still working my way through the months, so here is February. I think there will be tweaks at the end to make them all really feel like a cohesive collection, but I’m so happy with the results so far! February features cottage garden classics, Daffodils and Hyacinths.

I’m designing a calendar! And I’m loving the process so far. It’s aimed at Gardeners, who love English Cottage Garden plants, but with a modern style.

I always prefer to take my own photos as inspiration for my work, not only can I photograph the item from lots of different angles, I can photograph it at different stages in it’s life cycle, and get macro images for all those little details.

Sewing Is My Super Power - My latest Surface Pattern Design, which features a strong, independent sewist and all their tools.

Earlier in the year I visited The Stitch Festival for the first time. I’ve visited The Knitting And Stitching shows for many years, and was intrigued to see what this one was like, and it didn’t disappoint! Liberty and Patrick Grant!!! My day was made. He even signed my book.

I love visiting exhibitions, and the V&A put on spectacular ones.

I’ve seen so many beautiful, natural cotton labels popping up all over high street bags, cosmetic pouches and totes recently, and thought it would be a great way to add my branding to the samples I make with my fabric.

This year I’ve worked hard on my surface pattern designing, from learning ProCreate, to finding local printing companies to print my design onto fabric, and I’ve loved it.

I visited the London Textile Fair to see what would be trending over the next year or so, and spoke to some lovely vendors.

I’m always looking for inspiration for my work, and this bright yellow Forsythia has caught my eye. It looks spectacular in our cottage garden, and the insects are loving it too.

A flurry of flourish’s at Wrest Park one sunny day, the perfect place to inspiration for my next fabric design.

Is it worth doing the Spoonflower.com Design Challenges?

The results are in for the Bold Florals design challenge on Spoonflower.com

Vogue Inventing The Runway show at Lightroom in London, design inspiration.

New Maidenhair Fern design, suitable for A4 notebooks, paper and invitations. Available to License.

Surface Design Challenge from Spoonflower

Meet The Maker - we love a peek at who makes all those wonderful products.

Using texture in your images.

Personal Projects playing with gel filters

Making a pumpkin vase this Autumn

The perfect photography package this Winter