Kirsty Hartley
Designer and Author
Childrenswear designer Kirsty is the founder of Wild Things Dresses and has written 2 books – Wild Things To Make and Wild Things: Funky Little Clothes to Sew. She’s makes award-winning happy, playful clothes for girls and boys that foster adventure, from rainbow dresses to animal costumes. After launching her Etsy shop 4 years ago, Kirsty revived her love of making and focused on putting her heart and soul into following a career creating children’s wear and textiles. Her designs are widely loved for their eye-catching colours and sense of fun and her work has been featured in magazines including Mollie Makes, Simply Sewing, Love Crafting, Sew Magazine and Crafts Beautiful. Find her on Instagram @wildthingsdresses
Recent articles by Kirsty Hartley
How to make a trick or treat bucket
Boo! Have fun with this frighteningly fun Halloween craft project as we show you how to make a trick or treat bucket using fabric, felt and a few basic sewing supplies.
How to make a cat tail
Put some real sparkle into playtime by making cute cat costumes for kids. Here's how to make a cat tail and cat mask ready for Halloween.
How to make a cat costume
Get your spooky sew on with Kirsty Hartley’s pattern DIY cat costume cape for ages 1-8 years
How to make a dragon costume
Fly off on a magical adventure with Kirsty Hartley's glittery kids dragon costume.
Free children's apron pattern
Sew your own kiddies apron with Kirsty Hartley's sunshine pattern!
How to make a Halloween garland
Magic up a fang-tastic DIY Halloween bunting with Kirsty Hartley’s easy step-by-step guide to how to make a Halloween banner – have fun with glitter stars, spooky bats and colour-popping pom poms
How to make a sun hat
Set sail on a seaside adventure with this summer sunhat sewing pattern. Kirsty Hartley shows you how to make a sun hat!
Free pattern | Make a girl's skater dress
Colourful pom poms add the finishing touch to this simple skater dress pattern – brighten up your child's world and make it with our step-by-step guide for ages 6 months to 8 years.
Easy-sew Christmas tree advent calendar
Kids will love Kirsty Hartley's tree advent calendar, with detachable shapes for them to decorate it with sparkles, stars and pom noms galore!