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I’ve been wanting to do something about spoonflower for ages, but I waited until I'd actually ordered, received and sewn with their prints before posting.
If you’re not familiar with them, spoonflower are a digital fabric printing company in the U.S. and anybody can upload a pattern and order fabric from them. Most of these designs are then available to the rest of us to order. It’s like a kind of fabric flickr!
This is what I’ve had from them. They are all lush and crisply printed and generally yum.
early bird by isabelle (aka) troismiettes
birdhouse by Isabelle
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carousel by zesti
cheater friday by melanie sullivan
(texas freckles)
![](http://www.spoonflower.com/design_thumbnails/0027/5624/Cheater_Print_One_Yard-fixed_shop_preview.png?1278558422)
you may recognise this from when I bought a swatch and used it for hexies but I knew then I’d be back for more, so I bought a full metre! It’s divine. I may use it for hexies, or just make a cheat quilt with some hand quilting. I don’t know yet - no hurry!
fox in the snow by crafty mcgee
I bought a swatch of this to see if it would make good hexies. It does, it does!
newspaper boats by Heather Ross
I love this Heather Ross fabric and I can see it in so many potential projects.
mellophones by marchingbandstuff
I made an ipod case using this and it sewed up really beautifully.
These are spoonflower’s current prices:
Everything I ordered was in their standard quilting weight. On reflection I think I might try the organic cotton sateen or the linen-cotton canvas next time. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the quilting weight, but it is quite light and I’m so in love with linen at the moment that I think it would be worth the extra $5.
I did have a little set-to with customs because I had ordered over £18 worth - I didn’t actually get charged any customs as such, just VAT … but then our glorious post office added a whopping £8 ‘handling fee’ which I think is a bit rich, considering that’s their job!
If you are in any doubt as to what the UK rules are, have a look here:
Link to HM Revenue & Customs International Postage FAQs
It hasn’t really put me off, although I obviously need to bear that in mind for the future - especially with our VAT rising to 20%!!
But if you order within the limits (or are prepared to swallow a potential charge) then I can only recommend it as a really good way to find new designers and some really fantastic prints.
My next step is to design a little something myself maybe? Hmmmmm.
That’s what I like about spoonflower. It opens up a realm of possibilities.
Have you ordered from them? What were your impressions? Leave a comment, do!