Do You Know About Spoonflower?

Posted by cgriffin | Selling Art | Tuesday 24 February 2009 11:05 am

Spoonflower.com offers print on demand fabrics for quilters, doll makers, fabric designs, crafters and anyone else interested in design and printing out custom fabrics. The site caters to people who love to do-it-yourself. The company is taking advantage of a growing interest in crafting that’s exploding in the blogosphere.

I have to say, what a great concept! Can’t find the right fabric for the accent pillows you need for your couch? Design them yourselves! Save your children’s art forever by sewing it into quilts.

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I turned one of my designs into a fabric tile to test it out their uploading and design interface. It was easy to use, and the site has many great design options. You can upload single images or tile your art into a repeatable design. I haven’t ordered the fabric yet to test the print quality, but I definitely have some design ideas in mind for my son’s room. Additionally, the site offers a weekly “fabric-of-the-week” contest. Spoonflower members vote on their favorite design, and the winner’s swatch will be sold for one week through Spoonflower’s Etsy store. I’m off to submit my design in the contest right now. Wish me luck!

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2 Comments »

  1. Comment by Coty — February 25, 2009 @ 9:03 pm

    That is a really neat idea! Good luck with the contest!

  2. Comment by jgoode — March 6, 2009 @ 2:03 pm

    This is the second mention I’ve seen for spoonflower - I definitely need to try it out. How fun would that be, penguin fabric?!

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