Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Spoonflower



And now I can die happy. I just discovered Spoonflower. A website where you can design and print your own textiles. The brilliant parts: No minimum order. $18 per yard. Printed on quality quilting-weight cotton from Moda. And fast turnaround — I've heard less than two weeks is not unusual.

In theory, I could develop a line of textiles (which I've been dreaming of doing for over a decade) for a startup cost of hundreds instead of thousands of dollars.

To see some of the wonderful textiles that have been created via Spoonflower, take a spin through their flickr stream. The design pictured above is called Bloom In Red, by Rachel of Balanced Crafts. Which reminds me, don't miss the Spoonflower blog — you can place your votes for "fabric of the week."


Thank you very much for the link,
Laurie. I'm off to daydream about fabrics for the rest of the day.

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16 Comments:

Blogger made sweet said...

Thank you for sharing this!!!! I am so excited to check this out, I'm in the BFA graphic design program at BYU and am planning on designing fabrics for part of my final show, but haven't found the best way to do it yet. So, this could be the answer! Thanks again.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 12:37:00 PM EST  
Blogger golly molly said...

i ordered my first spoonflower fabric about 2 weeks ago & it has already shipped! like you, design mom, i have always dreamed of starting my own textile line-so i sent one design in to spoonflower to check the quality/execution...and assuming it's as great as i think it's going to be, it's off we go! i'll let you know how my first fabric looks when it comes in later this week!

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 12:42:00 PM EST  
Blogger Allysha said...

oh, go for it! I'd like to see some fabrics designed by you (in your spare time- ha, ha).

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 12:53:00 PM EST  
Blogger Emily ~ Little Window Shoppe said...

How cool! Oh the possibilities...love it.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 12:57:00 PM EST  
Blogger Unknown said...

i think i just died and went to heaven. this is EXACTLY what i have been needing. i am re-doing my son's room from baby to toddler and can't find sheets that i like to match the paint i want. and now...i can design the fabric and make the bedding myself!

A W E S O M E. if you were in front of me, i would give you big smooches for posting this! thank you.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 1:58:00 PM EST  
Blogger Amanda said...

How cool is that?

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 3:51:00 PM EST  
Blogger elegraph said...

Oh my gosh... I can't believe what I'm reading... I was wishing this very wish last week, that I could have my own designs on fabric...! Could it be true???? PS - I LOVE your blog, only recently found it via Sarah Jane Studio's blog... keep up the good work - I am duly inspired every time I visit.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 6:51:00 PM EST  
Blogger PUMPKIN PETUNIA said...

Isn't it fantastic? I've been contemplating this for a few weeks now but find myself crippled by the endless possibilities.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 9:42:00 PM EST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

really??? now this might be the coolest thing ever

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 9:43:00 PM EST  
Blogger cally said...

I've had a crush on spoonflower since beta.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 11:55:00 PM EST  
Blogger balanced. said...

Thanks for the mention and the link back! Hope you enjoy Spoonflower as much as I do. :)

- Rach

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 8:34:00 AM EST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

great find!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 10:08:00 AM EST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

oh my gosh, no way! how awesome!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 12:19:00 PM EST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks ur information

Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 12:15:00 AM EST  
Blogger tastefairy said...

Just wanted to say Spoonflower is fantastic! I had my kids each draw their "best drawing" and I turned it into fabric on Spoonflower which I then made into duvet covers as gifts for them. Of all the gifts they received I know this one rocked--OK Guitar Hero was a close second but seeing their faces when they saw their drawings immortalized...priceless!

Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 3:05:00 PM EST  
Blogger Sarah said...

Beautiful Pattern!! I need to do something like that as soon as possible. My friend recommond a website called KarmaKraft to me. They're incredible can offer several different cotton and also linen and silk!!! I plan to make a silk dress this summer!! The one on their home page is cute!!

You'll be as excited as me, pls check it out: www.karmakraft.com

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 2:36:00 PM EDT  

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