vforviolet

I am a designer maker who lives in Yorkshire, England. I have a real passion for colour, and fabric, and buttons, and ribbons.... I particularly love polka dots and stripes...I could go on and on! I love making stuff, sewing, quilting, applique, knitting and I am trying to learn to crochet!! My influences are varied - I like 70s retro, and Scandinavian design, I also love all things vintage. I have two online shops, one with stuff I make and the other a supplies shop selling felt, ribbons and buttons. I collect buttons and ribbon and fabric and its always lovely to get some from another country that I can't get here!

flowers, especially dahlias and roses colours- turquoise, pink, blue, pale green, purple, silver more than gold, I love Doris Day and the fifties, polka dots and stripes, autumn days, fairies, gnomes, simple, clean 'Scandi' design, English 'country' look I love anything vintage

frilly things, lacy things, clowns, or jugglers 80s design

Any fabric, particularly Japanese prints, and anything floral, or stripey, or Amy Butler, Anna Maria Horner, any buttons, especially shaped ones, ribbons, pretty colours and stripey are good, brads, small and medium round ones, especially pink and brown, kawaii stuff, japanese deco tape and printed cotton tape, handmade items and stationary stuff - just love notebooks to write lists in!!