Today’s design is inspired by sewing, the running stitch in particular. My running stitch is never as even as I can make it in Adobe Illustrator. I love the handmade look of my uneven stitches, but sometimes (like when life … Continue reading Running Stitch on Teal
More hexagons today because hexagons = happy. I painted these particular hexagons with watercolors for a Spoonflower design challenge last year. I don’t do a lot of watercolor work, but I always have fun with it when I do. This … Continue reading Watercolor Hexagons
Ugh. Our buyers’ financing fell through. Our house is back on the market. Waaaa! Let’s look at hexagons. Hexagons make me happy. This design is called Blue Hexies on Green: For fabric, gift wrap, and wallpaper, visit my Spoonflower shop. … Continue reading Blue Hexies on Green
It has been another week of Panera office for me. We’ve still not closed on the house we are selling, and the house we were buying is not the house we are buying anymore. So, yeah. That’s where we are. … Continue reading Gold Stars
Our move has been delayed yet again. It is disappointing, to say the least. It also means I want bright happy colors happening in my life right now! Allow me to introduce to you Bright Cross-Stitch Squares: Yay colors! Yay … Continue reading Bright Cross-Stitch Squares
Peanut Butter Cookies! So good and so cute, with their little criss-cross, hashmark-ness. I made a design with them. Yay! For fabric, gift wrap, and wallpaper, visit my Spoonflower shop. Cut-and-sew patterns, like the adorable baby bodysuit above, are available … Continue reading Peanut Butter Cookies
Friends, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! Ok, it is a fairly big corner, but if you are planning on making something or ordering a gift online that needs a little production time, that corner is not that big … Continue reading Valentine’s Day is Coming Soon
Hello, pattern design folks! I hope your new years are going well. Mine is ok. We are in the middle of a move at the moment. All of our stuff is in storage except for some clothes, a couple of … Continue reading Sunny Triangles
I love a limited color palette assignment. I think the color restriction takes me back to my more business-y graphic design life where I had to work within a brand’s color scheme and identity. Plus, a whole bunch of designers … Continue reading Winter Mod Limited Color Palette Design Challenge
It’s another collection inspired by the flowers in my backyard. This time, the theme is Clematis: We have a few clematis vines in our yard, some more robust than others. We’ve also killed a couple over the years, but that … Continue reading Clematis Collection
