An influential interior designer in Los Angeles has featured several of my designs in her blog. Lauren Jacobsen is an expert at blending historic styles with modern features and trends. She noticed how I have taken the traditional paisley form and adapted it to create contemporary fashion and furnishing fabrics. Lauren states in her blog: "Designers, such as Patrick Moriarty in the UK, are doing a great job of incorporating modern and organic elements and color schemes into t

A new customer had a few specific requirements before she ordered one of my paisley "rat bags". She asked for strap attachments so that she wouldn't lose the bag when she went to concerts. She also had a preference for the type of fabric used for the lining. I was happy to try and make her bag according to all her specifications. I managed to find the right attachments for the strap and I printed the fabric she preferred for the lining, which was my William Morris style patte

Two different friends in the last few days have told me they have seen me on television recently. BBC1 have been repeating the series Oxford Street Revealed which was first broadcast in 2014 and 2015. Three series were made with 10 programmes in each series. I was interviewed with my Paisley Power products at a craft fair in Oxford Street as part of Series 3, Episode 6. This episode was re-aired on 5th December 2016. You can now download the episode (for a small fee) from the

One thing leads to another and in the world of online networking, reactions to new designs can come from unexpected quarters. Dave Collins ( DJ, rock writer & BBC Radio 2 Popmaster) posted a pic of my hand-drawn design 'Rattus Norvegicus' cushions on his facebook page. A comment simply saying "love it!" was posted from none other than Fee Doran, designer and stylist to numerous pop stars including Paloma Faith, Kylie, Scissor Sisters and Goldfrapp. Thanks loads to Dave and hi