Retro-kitchen (palette-restricted) Fabric
Spoonflower Fabric of the Week Contest: May 16, 2012
We had 280 entries in the retro-kitchen fabric design contest, which required participants to use a restricted palette of colors. The top ten are a coordinated bundle of awesome, but the top vote-getter is the amazing "Spoons" by UK designer Alex Morgan. The entire field this week was lovely. Congratulations to the top ten! Read more about The Top 10 Retro Kitchen Fabrics.
Upcoming contests
Mod wallpaper (3 colors)
This is a color limited contest for 'Mod' designs (as in: designs influenced by the modernist subculture of the late 1950s and early 1960s) intended for wallpaper. Designs entered into this contest can use no more than three colors (with black or white as a possible 4th color). Previews will be shown at the fat quarter fabric size (21" x 18"). Deadline for entry is Tuesday, May 21, 2013.
Frogs
Where we live, spring nights tend to turn into joyous and noisy frog parties. To celebrate our amorous little friends, this week's theme is fabric designs featuring frogs. Previews will be show at a swatch size (8" x 8"). Deadline for entry is Tuesday, May 28, 2013.
Fabric8: geek chic finals
This is the final round of the 2013 Fabric8 Contest. Each finalist will submit a four-fabric collection. Fabric8 is an annual contest to discover eight bold, modern fabric collections from designers the world has yet to hear from. The ultimate winner of the contest will receive a chance to release a collection through Robert Kaufman. See the contest home page for details and rules. Voting begins June 6th.
Farmers market
In honor of the many edible pleasures that arrive alongside the warm season everywhere, this week we want designers to create fabric designs celebrating farmers' markets. Previews will be shown at the fat quarter fabric size (21" x 18"). Deadline for entry is Tuesday, June 11, 2013 (after the Fabric8 final round).
Midsummer nights dream (palette-restricted)
With summer solstice arriving on June 21, we decided to make this contest all about fabric designs inspired by Shakespeare's play, Midsummer Night's Dream. All designs submitted must use a restricted palette (visible here). Previews will be shown at the fat quarter fabric size (21" x 18"). Deadline for entry is Tuesday, June 18, 2013.
Instructions and rules for our weekly fabric design contests appear on our upcoming contests page .
Top 8 Retro-kitchen (palette-restricted) Fabrics
