I work as a technical editor and illustrator for the UK knitting and patchwork company Rowan. I write the instructions and draw the diagrams for Kaffe Fassett’s patchwork books published by Rowan.

I also write patterns for my good friend Maggie Wise of www.sunflowerfabrics.com, who sells the yummiest range of fabrics including LIBERTY! Many of my own patterns are available through Maggie too.

I’m a Mum of 3 who are all grown now, so things are a little less frantic these days. I love all things fabric, I patchwork, I quilt, I make all sorts of crafty items and I love my computer. Whatever did we do before computers? My design process is often computer based, I often draw many versions of my projects before ever cutting a single piece of fabric. I find it saves a lot of waste! And we can’t have wasted fabric... oh no. Hand quilting is another of my favourite pastimes, I enjoy organic echo quilting working from a base shape and then letting my needle show the way.

I have an Etsy Shop : www.etsy.com/shop/ruthdesigns

and a Folksy Shop : www.folksy.com/shops/RuthDesigns (I sell my buttons here)