Stained Glass Design Wins Medieval Fabric Competition
It's a big day for our Fabric Of the Week contest. This past week's Medieval theme was our 75th contest, and by winning handily with her lovely Stained Glass Rose design, SammyK becomes the first designer ever to win four of our competitions. I love this for a number of reasons:
1) While Samarra is a talented and experienced artist, her experiments with fabric design have come about entirely as a result of her participation in the Spoonflower community. She obviously has terrific talent as a textile designer, but without the support and encouragement of you all -- her peers -- she might never have discovered this fact.
2) In the description on the winning design, SammyK makes it clear -- in a funny and self-deprecating way -- that she's a big nerd on the topic of the Middle Ages. While there were loads of lovely designs in this round of voting, you've got to appreciate the collision of nerdy passion and creative talent that made this design the winner. From a social standpoint, one of the things I love most about the Internet is the way it facilitates connections between people and their various -- sometimes obscure -- passions.
3) Because of the special circumstances -- having won two contests in a row -- SammyK has requested that instead of awarding her the usual $100 in Spoondollar credit, we instead donate $100 on her behalf to an organization that holds a special place in her heart, the Kindred Spirits Animal Sanctuary of New Mexico, a hospice that provides end-of-life care for unwanted dogs, horses and poultry in the beautiful landscape of New Mexico. [Note that Samarra is the former creative director of the ASPCA.] We're very pleased to have a chance to do this.
For any of you who are feeling daunted, please keep in mind that Samarra and the other designers who won previously have also entered loads of contests in which they've lost. The contest itself -- lest we get hung up on the competition aspect of it -- is meant to provide a structure for inspiring and motivating a community of people who share an enthusiasm for fabric to think and work creatively. In that respect, I think we all win every week.
The voting results, by the numbers:
1. 1064 votes for Stained Glass Rose Windows by sammyk
2. 754 votes for Turrets Syndrome by ceanirminger
3. 572 votes for cavalerie by mahell
4. 568 votes for MedievalCalendar by nikishor
5. 559 votes for medieval_bestiary by jorz
6. 529 votes for Knight, Knight by creedancelovesyou
7. 491 votes for la_demoiselle_aux_lapins by papier_chiffon
8. 467 votes for MyMedieval by nyteaqueen
9. 462 votes for Pale Blue Medieval Repeat by poetryqn
10. 461 votes for Medieval by jadegordon
12. 406 votes for Codex Assemanius by quinnanya
13. 395 votes for Medieval by vina
14. 360 votes for dragonpuppet by witchylana
15. 348 votes for MirroredTapestry by patters
16. 334 votes for "The falcon hath born my mate away" by sarahwalden
17. 334 votes for chainmail by corvus
18. 334 votes for Medieval Shoes by kasei_lee
19. 303 votes for castle_walls_I by jojoebi_designs
20. 303 votes for labyrinth_repeat by rabble
21. 281 votes for Embroidered by emmyupholstery
22. 277 votes for Medieval Woodland Tapestry by kdl
23. 259 votes for Lion & Unicorn Medallions by acbeilke
24. 256 votes for Medieval Blue by shiny
25. 255 votes for Medieval_Scotland_Patchwork_II by jumping_monkeys
26. 234 votes for MedievalBlueGold by bemusedart
27. 214 votes for crackled filigree by decobot
28. 209 votes for Fleur de lis banners by nook
29. 196 votes for medieval by christinema
30. 191 votes for Lady Sunbonnet Sue and the Unicorn Tapestry by quiltsmith
31. 190 votes for Haute Helmets by pattysloniger
32. 189 votes for Medieval by inkingcap
33. 185 votes for Arabian Night by beenishz
34. 177 votes for MEDIEVAL UNICORN GARDEN by uzumakijo
35. 175 votes for Tapestry by karistyle
36. 171 votes for Midevil Baby! by chris
37. 164 votes for Illuminated Alphabet by bobbin4apples
38. 151 votes for Medieval Animal Trellis by mandyd
39. 150 votes for Medieval Muguet by siya
40. 148 votes for medieval_layout_final3 by bekwith
41. 141 votes for Dark_Ages by shannonwingard
42. 126 votes for Purple Rose by shala
43. 119 votes for medeival_squares2 by designer41
44. 107 votes for Court Jester - Medieval by dapple_gray_designs
45. 106 votes for nicky1 by etti
46. 103 votes for A_medieval_heraldic_border_bicolored_copy by victorialasher
47. 101 votes for EDwallrelief by daisy617
48. 100 votes for Heraldry-1 by not-enough-time
49. 96 votes for castle_final by rokinronda
50. 96 votes for fleur de lis by estel
51. 93 votes for contemporary_medieval_with_unicorn_L2 by kantakaa
52. 93 votes for medieval_garden by deesignor
53. 93 votes for Where's The GARGOYLE? Medieval Castle Collage by floorartetc
54. 89 votes for StorybookDream by kre8or
55. 85 votes for Medieval_Helmets by candyjoyce
56. 83 votes for I Believe In Make Believe by whimzwhirled
57. 82 votes for Istanbul by remnantz
58. 82 votes for Runestone Interlacing by carol_lynn_borst
59. 79 votes for Medieval Cutouts by kkitwana
60. 70 votes for castle by shout4joy2thelord
61. 66 votes for Flowery-mead-1 by mina
62. 61 votes for Medieval Gothic Plaid by captiveinflorida
63. 59 votes for my archery stamp-ed by pigglewiggins
64. 52 votes for V_obvious_leather_weave by ms_corona
65. 49 votes for c'est la viv_rosette by c'est_la_viv
66. 47 votes for evening_bloom-ed by miette
67. 39 votes for Appleblossom pattern V by vib
68. 36 votes for Dragon lace by hannafate
69. 33 votes for Amanda's Dragon by amanda_a
70. 29 votes for Till Eulenspiegel by sgericke
71. 29 votes for orviettosp by frances"fancy_felter"
72. 28 votes for Chess Key by charlotterose25
73. 23 votes for HerMajestyChandelier by diva_hooligan
74. 15 votes for Leonardo DaVinci script - Navy by snazzyfrogs
75. 14 votes for 17th Century by michiela
76. 14 votes for medievil excel by twoboos
77. 13 votes for Celtic by dreamercz
78. 12 votes for medieval flourish 2 by aelfwynn
79. 9 votes for EAGLE LAKE by jnetjarmon
