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Exploring a simple lattice-and-heart design, I found a way to add a little surprise factor with just one or two bird silhouettes. Get these pillows (or just the covers) on Society6.
Crafters: If you’d like this fabric for your own projects, scroll down below the cushions image to see fabrics/colors available, or click […]
As a longtime designer for many media, I’m among the kajillions who took one look at the idea of fabric printing on demand (thanks to Spoonflower) and went wild. Here was a way to quickly flesh out and share fabric pattern ideas. I was in heaven.
Very quickly after that, I […]
Creative Market is “a platform for handcrafted, mousemade design content from independent creatives around the world.” They’re also “passionate about making beautiful design simple and accessible to everyone.” As I understand it, the spirit of the marketplace is to keep offerings carefully curated, and also affordable.
I’m delighted to be among the first […]
This laptop sleeve is available in all sizes, and a few different color combos, too. A customer just sent me this photo of hers, fresh out of the delivery package.
I designed it using the crazy-easy, dangerously […]
These fabric patterns were originally inspired by a Spoonflower camouflage design challenge, but have continued to evolve. I was looking for a way to express the feeling of freedom in a way that explores some alternate paths we take to create it.
The original pattern was a bit simpler. I like […]
I just got a bunch of swatches from Spoonflower (on premium quilting weight cotton), many of them exploring stripes. A few of them continue this lavender-plus-mint pastel theme I originally tested with a series of Mini Argyles. Today’s photo session began a […]
I keep coming back to this simple concept, with more ideas for color and stripe widths. It’s turned out to be super popular.
Photos are of samples on quilting weight cotton. Order these patterns on fabrics from upholstery weight twill to super light cotton voile, at Spoonflower.
For Mother’s Day, my son agreed to come with me the Unique LA show. It helped a little that we brought and met up with a few teen friends. For the first time, he spent most of the afternoon wandering off with his friends, or on his own. Even so, after […]
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