Lilies for Spring!

'Lily + Palm' ©2014 Patty Rybolt Designs. All Rights Reserved.

Lilies are a sure sign that Spring is here! This week at Spoonflower, designers were asked to celebrate Spring and Easter with patterns that included the Lily!
This week I wanted to keep it simple. I drew a ton of lilies and lily of the valley icons. Then as usual some birds worked their way into my sketches. I just can't resist adding a few happy birds whenever I can. I added palm branches as a way to give my pattern structure, then some hydrangea petals for a spot of color. Only minimal details were added to keep it… simple!
Design preview is in a quarter yard (21" x 18"). Voting starts on Thursday, April 10th, 2014 and will continue until Thursday, April 17th, 2014! Please Vote!

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)

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!

This Spring Time Chick Will Make You Feel Better!

This week... BooBoo Buddy (a cut + sew critter and cover.) --This small pillow is filled with dried rice or corn. It can then be microwaved and used for snuggling or can be frozen and used on a 'BooBoo'.  The Spoonflower contest this week was to create a cut & sew pattern for a removable cover for one of these pillows. I chose to include both the pillow cover and the pillow in my pattern. The pattern fits on a fat quarter of fabric (21" x 18"), and it includes cut lines, seam allowances and directions. Voting starts on Thursday, February 21st, 2012.

When you are feeling hurt or sick...

This little Chick will do the trick!

...Warm him up or cool him down,

And BooBoo Buddy will erase your frown!

©2013 Patty Rybolt Designs