Wednesday, March 20, 2013

l'art des poulet! = Painted Eggs!


The assignment of the week... Painted Eggs


Spoonflower asked their faithful following of designers to create a fabric design built around the concept of painted eggs.  My take on this assignment centered around the theme of the season... Spring, Easter + new life. For whatever reason, French hens (and chicks) painting eggs on canvas while wearing beret's and French t's just seemed like the right way to go!!

Unlike most of their contests, the preview of this design is 8" x 8" rather than a fat quarter. The deadline for submission was March 19th, 2013. Vote on this at Spoonflower.com from Thursday, March 21 through Thursday morning, March 28th, 2013!


l'art des poulet!
(robin's egg blue)
 ©2013 Patty Rybolt Designs

Free Range Plaid
(new grass, robin's egg blue + pale lilac)

Free Range
(robin's egg blue + pale lilac)


Wednesday, March 6, 2013

'Ordinary Girl' Power!

This week's entry... 

In honor of International Women's Day Spoonflower ran a contest with the theme of Girl Power. You were to Create fabrics appealing to kids celebrating the strength, power, and potential of girls.  (Fat quarter size 21" x 18"). Deadline was Tuesday, March 5, 2013.
My take on this International theme was to highlight what any 'Ordinary Girl' is capable of doing. The greatest power our girls have is their ability to change the world! 'Ordinary Girls' can do extraordinary things! Girl Power!!

"Every girl has the power to...  protect endangered species, save our seas, go to school, drink clean water, demand clean air ...have world peace! 
©2013 Patty Rybolt Designs

My 'BooBoo Buddy' made the top 10 last week!

Spoonflower started a new way of selling the top ten from the fabric of the week... 

Fat Quarter Bundles!!

Get a fat quarter bundle that includes the top ten designs from their most recent fabric design contest. Printed on lovely Kona ® cotton, their contest-themed fat quarter bundles are a  bargain. 10 fat quarters of 10 different designs would normally cost $110, but here they're offering it for only $60. What a deal!