Inspiration
The inspiration for the charming country cottage pattern collection started when I was daydreaming whilst sat at my kitchen table (I do love a good daydream). Next to me was a pretty bouquet of flowers containing delicate cream roses, and it suddenly struck me how charming it is when girls are named after flowers. We have quite a few “flower girls” amongst our extended family and friends and so I set about creating a pattern as an ode to all the Rosie’s, Daisy’s and Poppy’s out there. Included in the design are also the berries and lush foliage that were found in my original bouquet of flowers.
Throughout creating this collection I knew I wanted to create a cosy cottage core aesthetic and I kept imagining a pretty lounge, similar in layout to that in the film “the holiday” (I’m a big romantic comedy fan). I was picturing a beautiful hand-drawn botanical wallpaper, with plenty of comfy cushions to sink into on the sofa, possibly sewn out of a sweet gingham fabric. And then all topped off with a snug blanket to curl up underneath whilst reading my favourite novel. I felt a lush foliage design would be perfect for adding accents around the room.
Three words to describe the collection
Floral / modern-cottage / calming
Mood board
Motif creation / materials
All motifs were lovingly hand sketched in pencil and then details were added with fine liners. The repeat patterns were then created using Adobe Illustrator.
Finalising colourways
I absolutely love muted and dusty colours, and I felt these would be perfect for this collection to give that cosy farmhouse feel. In the end I created 7 different colour versions for my fabric suppliers, including sage green, dusky pink, slate blue and gold.
Final Collection
The final pattern collection consists of three patterns;
