My Designs at Spoonflower
As you may have seen, I have a large number of different designs on a platform from a manufacturer called Spoonflower. You may…
From the StudioAll posts
Cut and sew PanelsAll posts
Sewing tips for school cones cut and sew panels
In Germany, Austria and Swiss school cones are traditionally taken to elementary school on the very first day of school. They are filled…
Sewing tips for cut and sew rag dolls
Sew your own funny rag dolls with pre-drawn patterns on Cut and Sew panels – just cut them out and sew them together.…
Sewing tips for baking apron and baking gloves panel
What would Christmas be without baking? Well, I confess I don’t really bake myself – I don’t have the patience, but I know…
DIYAll posts
Jeans upcycling shopping bag
I’m a big fan of upcycling old things. In my opinion, old jeans in particular deserve a second life because at least the…
My first profession – embroidery
As I already hinted on my about page, I am not only a pattern designer and graphic designer, but also a trained dressmaker…
Stories behind my collectionsAll posts
Stormy Waters Collection
The story behind the Stormy Waters collection. Wild oceans or deep lakes appear in many of my stories, but they have rarely inspired…
Cute Space Exploration Kollektion
As a child, I not only enjoyed reading fantasy but also science fiction and watching films or series such as “Buck Rogers” and…
Dragon Love
Dragons – who doesn’t love them? I fell in love with these mystic giants at a very early age, probably because I literally…
Summer heat in the City
Inspiration is everywhere Like many of my colleagues, I find my inspiration for designs and patterns in all kinds of situations and places.…
DesignAll posts
How to draw hand drawn repeats
I love drawing pattern repeats by hand, even though I compose the majority of my patterns from individual (often hand-drawn) motifs digitally, because…
Patterns from colored drawings
Would you like to design your own pattern for printing on print on demand items, but you don’t know how?I’ve got a tip…
3 tips on how to create your color palette from a photo
Would you like to create your own color palettes for your patterns and designs? Nothing could be easier. Here are three ways to…
7 tips what you can use your self-designed notebooks for
Can’t you also walk past a notebook without thinking about whether you might need it? So for me it’s definitely the case and…
What can patterns be used for?
If you’re thinking about creating repeating pattern from your own drawings and designs, you may have wondered what you could use them for.…
Print on Demand for Embroidery Templates
Have you already discovered hand embroidery? In the eighties I worked for a few years in an embroidery workshop where very traditional hand-embroidered…