Stitchable Cards

Photo credits for moodboard: Snowy landscape by Sonny Mauricio, Robin by Alexandra Lawrence, and Moose by Girl with red hat on Unsplash. ---- We’re currently shipping prepay orders for the Holiday Magic pattern, and all subscriber orders will be shipped by August 21st, 2025. If you’re not subscribed, the physical pattern will be available for one-time purchases on September 5th, 2025. The digital version will be available on July 5th, 2026. ---- For these designs I’ve taken inspiration from various fun elements that are associated with the festive season. Included are a Christmas tree, a robin, a cheeky little elf and...

Photo credits for moodboard: Fish by David Clode, Shell by Javardh, Whale Tail by Andrew Bain, Background by Milos Prelevic (ocean) and Chinh Le Duc (whale) on Unsplash.  ---- We’re currently shipping prepay orders for the Oceans of Love pattern, and all subscriber orders will be shipped by June 21st, 2025. If you’re not subscribed, the physical pattern will be available for one-time purchases on July 5th, 2025. The digital version will be available on May 5th, 2026. ---- In my younger days I often dreamed of living by the sea; this was fueled by family holidays spent in Cornwall as...

Photo credits for moodboard: Purple flowers by Aki Nakazawa, White & Pink Flowers by Marivi Pazos, Background overlays by Sarah Gotol and Kier in Sight Archives on Unsplash.  ---- We’re currently shipping prepay orders for the Butterfly Blossom pattern, and all subscriber orders will be shipped by April 21st, 2025. If you’re not subscribed, the physical pattern will be available for one-time purchases on May 5th, 2025. The digital version will be available on March 5th, 2026. ---- For my latest set of designs I’ve chosen to use a more pastel set of colours than I usually go for because I wanted to depict soft and delicate imagery, such...

Photo credits for moodboard: Bear sitting by Mark Basarab, Bear Cub by Janko Ferlič, Yellow Flowers by Christos Gavriel, Honeycomb by Jonas Hensel, and Butterfly and flowers by Su Kadi on Unsplash.  This set of designs began with the theme of ‘bear hugs’. Bears are often seen as representing strength and power, probably because of their sheer size. They can also be seen as a symbol of wisdom. Perhaps it is this, plus their connection to the natural world that provides us with these beliefs.  I looked into when the term ‘bear hug’ came into use and it seems to have been...

Artwork above by Susan Bates Valentine's Day is named after St. Valentine and it is celebrated on February 14th. Not much is known about the man himself that the day is named after. Some stories say that he was a Roman priest from the third century. It seems that Valentine’s Day wasn’t celebrated as a day of romance until around the 14th century. In later centuries commercially printed cards became available and the day was marked by sending one of them to your lover or intended beau. It seems like this tradition really came into its own in the Victorian...

Artwork above by Susan Bates and background image by Joanna Kosinska.  For me, one of the things I enjoy about Christmas is the giving of gifts to loved ones, but also it’s great to relax and have some fantastic food and drinks together. So for this set of designs I’ve created patterns around this theme of festive gifts and edible treats. I’ve used a traditional palette of red and green, but I’ve made the greens a pretty teal colour. I’ve also added some tones of pink and blue, to change things up a bit. A couple of the designs also include...