Aqua Baby Bibs

My personalised appliquéd elephant baby bibs seem to be going down well. In response to this I have created a new soft aqua version suitable for both boys and girls alike.

I have also introduced a new size so the bibs are now available in small and large. I have noted the measurements online and shall be doing some baby testing this weekend to be able to suggest age ranges for these two sizes.

New Baby Cards

Due to customer interest I have created pink and blue versions of my baby chick card. These new cards would be perfect for birth announcements or new baby congratulations. These cards are now available in my online shops including my new Facebook shop.

This little fabric baby chick has been carefully appliquéd to a polka dot fabric base. The chick has been finished off with a bead and sequin eye and hand-embroidered legs before being mounted on to a co-ordinating coloured paper square. The completed motif has been applied to an off-white card base with a pale ivory paper insert. The card is blank for your own loving message.

The card measures approx. 13.5cm x 13.5cm and comes cellophane wrapped with a matching envelope.

Personalised Bunnies!

I have had a lovely sunshiney afternoon designing and making a new product for my shops. This cute little personalised hanging bunny decoration would make a great Easter gift or a unique keepsake to welcome a new baby in to the world.

The bunny is made from soft grey wool felt and has a fine cotton knit aqua stripe tummy and ears. Take a peek behind and you will see a matching striped bunny tail. The features have been hand-sewn and the hand-tied bow has been secured with a few stitches. The bunny measures approx. 13.5cm tall and has an 8cm hanging loop.

To purchase your very own little happy bunny please click HERE.

Handmade Easter Cards Now in Stock

I have just added a new Easter card design to my online shops.


The card features a cute little Easter chick delicately appliquéd in springtime cotton fabrics. The little chick has hand-embroidered legs and a tiny sequin and bead eye. The chick has been appliquéd on to a pretty green spot fabric which has then been stitched on to a co-ordinating green textured paper. This has all then been applied to a pretty lemon yellow textured card base and has been signed.


This card measures approx. 12.5cm x 12.5cm and comes cellophane wrapped with a matching lemon yellow envelope. The card has been left blank for your own personal Easter message.

Please visit my online shop to purchase this card at either Folksy or Not on the Highstreet.

Appliqué Pink Bunny Motif

Remember a while back when I wrote this post about my Christening card design?

Well, I have finally managed to photograph the pink bunny motif that I have created to act as the girl's version of the baby blue bear shown before.

The two motifs are intended for use on personalised cards to celebrate Christenings and also for 'New Baby' congratulations cards. I shall add a new post soon showing the final card designs.

My Most Recent Baby blanket Commissions

I thought I would share my latest baby blanket commissions with you today. I am really pleased with how they have turned out.

I am particularly pleased with Dylan's blanket which was a special commission with extra motifs. If you look carefully I have even included the name of the family dog on the dog bowl!

New Design in Marks and Spencer

I picked up the new Marks and Spencer Autumn/Winter Home catalogue yesterday and as is my habit turned straight to the children's bedlinen. I was really happy to find that on page 205 one of my designs is featured in the new collection.

The design is called 'Patch Kitten' and is based on an artwork I sold to Marks and Spencer last year. Once again they have done a lovely job of remaining faithful to my original artwork. The range includes a single bed linen set, a double bed linen set, curtains and a rug.

I am really pleased with how the design has turned out and now can't wait to see it in the flesh.

New Cat Shopper Bags now Available

After a last minute dash to my local haberdashery store for more grey thread, I have now finished my latest bag collection.

Once again this is a limited edition collection with only three different designs, and only one bag in each design available.

The bags have been made using dark grey wool and have been fully lined. As with all my bags the handles have been reinforced to make them more durable and to avoid any stretching. Each handsome cat has been finished off with both hand-embroidery and hand-guided machine-embroidery.

These bags are now available to buy from my shop.

Easter Cards - Now Available

I have just added these two cute Easter cards to my online shop.

Both designs were created by scanning hand-drawn images and various fabric textures and trims in to my computer and then manipulating them in Photoshop. The resulting designs have been printed on to high quality coated paper and then mounted on to textured/pearly paper before being applied to a white card base.

The cards come sealed in a protective cellophane bag with a matching white envelope.





Regular visitors to my blog will recognise these motifs from my previous blog post in April 2008 when I first created the cute little creatures. I did not have an online shop at the time so I am pleased to be able to share them with you for Easter 2009.

Greetings Card Collection (part 2)

Following my previous blog post regarding the production of a collection of greetings cards suitable for any occasion here is my range contemporary floral cards. These have all now been passed on to the customer and I am pleased to have positive feedback.


I have also produced a small range of fish cards suitable for any occasion but mainly designed for the male recipient where a floral card is less likely to be appropriate. The images have been created by printing from a perspex plate on to which the fish have been etched by hand based on original drawings.

Appliqué Artworks - Cats and Dogs

Having recently sold another children's animal design I thought I would post some of my avaiable cats and dogs designs. For the patchwork dogs design above I have kept the number of fabrics used down to make it an easy design to reproduce in bulk production.

For this design a really soft brushed cotton has been used for the kittens. The patchwork fabrics are all is pastel colours making this design suitable for younger children - possibly a nursery design.

I have produced this cats design in a more classic style and colour palette to target an older children's/ adult market. The shapes have been kept very simple but hopefully capture the character of each cat.

All images shown are small details of larger appliqué artworks.

Greetings Cards - Easter Animals

Here is my latest installment of greetings card designs. This is my Easter Animals collection for 2009.

The two Easter Chicks designs began as a hand-made chick appliqué character in bright spring colours which I then manipulated in Photoshop. With tactile textile beginnings these designs have the potential for details such as the buttons, eyes and ribbons to be applied to the cards after printing giving them added interest and an eye-catching quality.

My Easter Rabbit card began as a hand-drawn sketch which I then scanned in to Photoshop and added fabric detail to. The colours on this design are muted floral tones to give it a serene spring-like quality. The ribbon and text could be applied to the card after printing for a eye-catching 3D effect.

My Easter Lamb card has been created entirely in Photoshop using scanned fabric textures and floral trim. The flowers and jewel detail could be applied to the printed card on this design adding interest and giving a more tactile quality to the product.

Appliqué Characters - Farm Animals 1

Spring is here (finally!) so I am working on some spring-time animal designs. I am beginning with farmyard designs creating simple characters and focusing on the textures of the fabrics I use. The result is almost nursery-like animals with a soft tactile quality. I am really pleased with the colourway of this design as I feel I have managed to achieve a fresh spring-like effect.

The images of this design have been removed from my blog as I have now sold the original artwork. I shall post more images once the design appears in-store (with production times this can take up to a year).

Appliqué Characters - Farm Animals 2

Here is my second installment of appliquéd farm animal designs. This design is made from patchwork panels and farmyard characters created using as few fabrics as possible.

Once again these images have been taken from a larger appliquéd artwork. With a pink and lilac colour palette this design takes a theme more traditionally aimed at boys and targets the girls' market .