Stefanie Wolf is the creative mind behind the “happy wolf of fortune“.
“I have been creative ever since I can remember.
As a child I was either outside, reading a book, baking & cooking in the kitchen or just doing handicrafts or sewing.
Nevertheless I never thought about a creative career when it came to choosing a field of study.
So I ended up in a very uncreative job where I was surrounded with lots of books instead.
Well, and how did I get where I am today?
Over a decade ago when my son was still very young I could hardly find any clothes for boys in the shops that were neither dark nor featured designs like skulls.
That was not the way I wanted to dress my little boy!
And so I decided to take the reins.
After I had not been sewing for quite a while I got my sewing machine out of my cupboard and started to sew again.
Since then I have sewn heaps of clothes for my children and me. And after a while of only sewing I also started to decorate my works with machine embroidery and plotter designs.
After a while I started to design these embroidery and plotter designs myself and I also ended up designing seamless patterns for fabric”.
Stefanie’s experience taking UPB :
“When I started to learn surface pattern design several years ago I recognised that I not only needed to take the courses on how to technically create a pattern but the whole journey. Therefor I of course booked the whole bundle with Make it in Design – including the The Ultimate Portfolio Builder – because at that time I had no idea about what a pattern design portfolio should include. During the course I learnt about pattern collections and created my first mini collections. It was very helpful for me to be able to submit some of my patterns for review and get a video feedback on what is already good about them and what should be improved. So I was able to improve the submitted patterns in class. And it helped me to identify the areas for creating new patterns”.
How it started for Stefanie in 2017:
Stefanie’s accomplishments between taking UPB and now:
Since taking UPB Stefanie has:
- Created hundreds of patterns which are now available on fabric, home decor and wallpaper on Spoonflower.
- Has made it to the top 50 list of the Spoonflower design challenge 7 times during the last 2 years.
- In addition to POD platforms Stefanie has also pitched her portfolio to companies.
- “Alles für Selbermacher” a German company printed some of her bold retro patterns on fabric.
How its going in 2024:
Find out more about Stefanie here:
Website I Instagram I Spoonflower I Pinterest
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- How to get trade show ready
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- Plus so much more!
