Green Options

It’s a brilliant marketing idea.

Although I have long been stalking Spoonflower (a fabric-on-demand printing service), checking out their Fabric of the Week, even subscribing to their promotional emails, I have never bought their services.

I have ideas, of course–fabric printed with the comic strip that my husband and I write, fabric printed with the rainbow patchwork pattern that I painstakingly piece together from a number of fabrics to make my crayon rolls, fabric printed with my pattern design for my dinosaur stuffies, etc. But these ideas have, so far, all remained in my head.

Until today, at least. Today I’m making at two of my design dreams reality. For free.

One way to minimize waste in craft and quilting projects is to have your own custom fabric printed in exactly the amount you need.  On demand fabric printers have made a big splash in the craft community over the past year with Spoonflower getting the bulk of blog press.  They certainly got our attention when they proposed adding an organic cotton option.  Spoonflower’s current offering is 100% Moda Cotton and they are currently testing an upholstery-weight cotton sateen.

Fabric On Demand is another service based on the same concept.  Their price is slightly higher for 100% cotton than Spoonflower, but they currently have 4 other fabric options including fleece, duck cloth, a poly/cotton broadcloth, and a micro-denier suede.  You can order a free swatch sample of each.  Fabric On Demand also allows you to order unlimited continuous yardage, where as Spoonflower allows up to 3 yards.