Meet 'Forever Blooms' for Lewis and Irene

'Forever Blooms' began with an emotion rather than a visual aid. In a world that feels a little broken right now, I wanted to focus on something positive and that feeling I wanted to explore was hope. Throughout my poem which I wrote for the collection, I explore the idea that hope is an internal feeling which can be recalled when needed to get us through tough times. Using the metaphor of a wildflower meadow with the poppies being a symbol of hope, I have tried to capture this throughout both my words and designs.

Wild blooms embroider the fields blue and claret,

As if painted with a floral palette.

Ephemeral beauty, here time stands still,

This place of joy upon the hill.

A living tapestry of cornflower blue and poppy red,

Each flower tilting their face, turning their head.

Amongst the crimson petals and chick weeds,

Interlace a thousand oval heads of seeds.

Scattering their glitter upon the breeze,

Tossing it with considerable ease.

A subtle whisper, a soft poetry,

This language of flowers, speaking candidly to me.

A truth that so many before me had sought,

An epiphany which could not be bought.

For in me those very seeds have sown,

Planted here, taking root, they’ve grown.

To keep this beauty of which I saw,

Etched in my mind, forever more.

Preserved in me as time resumes,

So I can revisit the place, where hope forever blooms.

As always I'll introduce you to each design in the collection. Firstly, let's meet the hero print, 'Wild Blooms.' Available in 'White,' Pale Blue and 'Prussian Blue' this design is the embodiment of my range. A field of wild flowers, filled with poppies and cornflowers take centre stage.

''A living tapestry of cornflower blue and poppy red, Each flower tilting their face, turning their head,' was written with this design in mind. Despite it being a one directional print, I wanted the fabric to have a feeling of movement. I did this by drawing the flowers at different angles, as if they were turning towards the sun. For me the flowers feel like they are growing up the design. I can see this pattern being used in a variety of projects, especially dressmaking.

'Floral Palette' is my secondary print of the collection. This tossed print featuring clusters of wild flowers, compliments the hero print perfectly. The colours in this design are slightly more muted which works well because the print is quite busy. You can find this design in three colourways, 'Bright Grey,' 'Slate Grey' and 'Claret.'

One of my favourite designs of the range, 'Ephemeral Beauty,' brings a touch of elegance to the collection. The fine lines of the motifs balance some of the bolder blocks of colour in other designs, giving this pattern a very delicate feel. This pretty print can be found in 'Pale Blue,' 'Scarlet' and 'Prussian Blue.'

'Forevermore' is one of the co-ordinates of my collection. This tossed print adds a pop of colour to the range, while complimenting the larger, bolder prints by using a slightly reduced palette. This design comes in 'White,' 'Mid-Blue' and 'Claret.' Each colour variation looks completely different to one another and would look lovely being used separately or in the same project.

Isn't this little ditsy print just so sweet?! The final design of my collection, 'Interlaced Blossoms' is a low volume blender. The tone on tone leaves help the white chick weed seed head's to pop against the background. Available in 'Bright Grey,' 'Blue' and Prussian Blue,' this blender would sit well in many a project.

I really hope this collection brightens your day and helps anyone who may be struggling right now. As always, I'd love to see what you make, so don't forget to send me your photographs.

You can find ‘Forever Blooms’ in all good fabric shops from August 2025. To view the full collection just click HERE.