Hello and welcome!

Hi, I’m Nicola, a kid’s pattern designer from Shropshire, UK, with 5 years of experience creating bright and playful designs.

I specialise in designing colourful kids patterns that help small businesses and brands create joyful products that stand out. My work focuses on patterns for children’s apparel, fabrics and products that capture the fun, curiosity and imagination of childhood.

Past employment:

Before becoming a designer, I spent 12 years working with children aged 3–16, with 7yrs in busy primary classrooms with kids aged 3–11.

Being in that fast-paced environment taught me exactly what children get excited about, what colours they reach for and what themes make them stop and smile - knowledge that now shapes the kid-friendly patterns I create.

This experience gives me a real understanding of what children genuinely connect with, helping me design patterns that feel playful, engaging and age-appropriate. It also helps me create artwork that works well for children’s products, from clothing and accessories to bedding and décor.

Before that I worked as a hairdresser for 10 years, which trained my eye for colour in a completely different - but surprisingly useful way. Mixing tones every day taught me how colours behave together, how to balance warm and cool shades and how to build palettes that feel fresh and harmonious. Today, that experience helps me choose colour palettes that look great on products and appeal to both kids and their parents.

Strong colour combinations are especially important for children’s products, and I design palettes that feel bright, playful and commercially appealing.