summer school
This month I’m taking part in a four week summer school all about pattern design. I’m really enjoying it so far, and getting into the second brief. Before that’s done…
fabric shots – armadillo bison cardinal
This is what my set-up looks like to try to get good shots of fabric swatches. A white background, a sunny day but no direct sunlight, some white fabric rolled…
watercolour power tools
I've often mentioned spoonflower contests I enter. Recently I made it into the top ten for the first time which was incredibly exciting. The top ten designs are immediately set…
fabric photos
One of the most popular fabrics in my shop is the design vegetable garden. I've written about the design before, which I designed as a tribute to my grandma and…
tea towel calendar
I posted earlier about my tea towel calendar design for 2015. Since I gave a few tea towels as christmas gifts, I didn't want to post photos in December. Here…
inkscape tutorial – create a union of different objects
When I work in inkscape it's often helpful to create a union of different objects. This is similar to grouping them, but rather than creating a group of different objects,…
more autumn berries
Some more finds from my walks around the neighbourhood.I had fun arranging this on a piece of paper and then turned them into a fabric design: sketching, digitizing, arranging and…
fabric swatches
A few days ago I got a package with fabric swatches (always so exciting :-)). Here is my new collection in two different colourways:I've now set them for sale in…
tutorial – shifting an object in inkscape
I've been using inkscape for years and what I love about it is that I keep discovering new things it can do. I suppose that could be something that bugs…
creating a fabric collection
A few weeks ago I took an online course on pattern design at creativelive. Even though the course focussed on using adobe illustrator to create fabric designs and I use…