Diary of a Designer – Part 15 – by Patrick Moriarty

Here are photos of some incredible face masks, all made with Paisley Rats fabrics from the Paisley Power collection. Glynis Duckenfield in Sheffield UK sells lots of these masks which she expertly makes.

Face masks made by Glynis Duckenfield with Paisley Rats fabric by Patrick Moriarty

New version of Paisley Prince Songbook! This is the very small version. Several clients & customers have asked for this version. They want to make small products for their family & friends, or to sell their hand-made items online.

Very small version of the popular Paisley Prince Songbook design by Patrick Moriarty. The purple paisley design is shown here printed on satin.

In the 12 hours up to 6am on April 22nd, 10 purchases were made of Paisley Prince Songbook fabric. The customers included: Karen from Boston, Patty O’Sullivan and the rest were anonymous. They all bought the fabric direct from Spoonflower printers. Patrick Moriarty receives a 10% commission royalty payment for every pieces of his fabric that Spoonflower sell. Later in the day, more customers bought the same fabric including Chris Gomez in Texas, Amanda Barron and Gypsy Medrano (who also ordered some of the fabric earlier in the month).

On April 22nd Elena Martinez bought a Paisley Prince Songbook t-shirt from the Rage On website. The t-shirts are great because every part of the garment has the design on it, not just printed panels on the front and back. All of the front, the back and the sleeves are all printed with the purple paisley design. They look terrific! They are excellent gifts if you know someone who is a Prince fan, but the detailed eye-catching design is attractive to anyone who likes paisley patterns or the hypnotic feeling of psychedelic art.

On April 22nd, 2 yards of the black and white “Paisley Rats” fabric was bought by 2 customers. One customer used Amazon UK and other used Amazon Germany to buy the unique rodent fabric designed by Patrick Moriarty.

Detail of black and white rat print textile by Patrick Moriarty

Jayne Stanfield bought 5 metres of different Paisley Rats fabric. She chose the black/white version, the pink/white version, the purple/white version and the turquoise/black version. Here is a pic of all the 4 version she bought today. Take a look at the Paisley Rats textile collection at Spoonflower printers.

Jayne Stanfield bought 5 metres of different Paisley Rats fabrics on April 22nd

Big Thanks to Henry, a graphic designer in Saint Paul, the capital of Minnesota and 20 miles from Paisley Park. Henry contacted me to order the Paisley Prince Songbook fabric to make masks.
“I actually saw your print about 6 months ago when I was searching for paisley wallpaper and I have been really wanting a project to use it for. It’s VERY inspiring. I’m sure it will make people smile when they see your design. I will certainly recommend you to my friends”
I have ordered the Prince themed fabric for Henry. In just one day, April 22nd 2020, I received 22 orders for the fabric, which was quite a record! From the photo of the fabric (see below), you can see all the colours in the design: black, purple, lilac, turquoise, deep pink, dusty rose and white.

Paisley Prince Songbook textile design

On April 23rd, Jennifer Lindsay purchased a yard of “Hibiscus Paisley” printed cotton. Designed by Patrick Moriarty in Southend-on-Sea UK using photographs he had taken of hibiscuses at his Mother’s house. A darker version of the design is going to included in a forthcoming book “The Fundamentals of Printed Textile Design” (2nd edition) written by Alex Russell. The book will be published in December 2021 by Bloomsbury, the world-famous publishing company. Patrick’s “Paisley Rats” design will also be featured in the book. Patrick had 3 designs featured in the 1st edition. 2 of the designs were collaborations with a Dutch designer.

Hibiscus Paisley (pink, teal and brown version). Designer Patrick Moriarty used his photographs of his Mother’s hibiscus when he created the design.