Digging A Bunch Of Earth Fabrics

When we proposed an earth science-themed fabric design contest, none of us were sure what sort of designs would trickle in. But one of the best things about our more obscure themes is getting a chance to see the different approaches adopted by different designers. The winner this week actually introduced us to a new term, stratigraphy (which we will leave you to Google on your own). Believe it or not, the creator of the winning fabric turns out to be an archaeologist as well as a fabric designer. Congratulations to Erica Pitcairn!

The voting totals, for those of you who follow them, were:

1. 645 votes for A Journey Underneath (border) by murex_textile_designs 
2. 621 votes for Abundant Fossils by mag-o 
3. 578 votes for Earthquake! Seismograph in Earth Tones by vo_aka_virginiao 
4. 536 votes for ocean depth map by ravynka 
5. 517 votes for Vintage_Oceana_Print by modernprintcraft 
6. 464 votes for The Water Cycle by saenzdesign 
7. 460 votes for sea_vents by melhales 
8. 450 votes for Making Clouds by fox&lark 
9. 440 votes for Kansas: the science of agriculture by dianef 
10. 438 votes for Ammonite Mosaic in Blue by veramarie2 

11. 421 votes for Core Samples by inscribed_here 
12. 420 votes for Magical Weather by demigoutte 
13. 411 votes for geode by eeniemeenie 
14. 380 votes for Space Storm 11 by animotaxis 
15. 358 votes for Earth Quilt by cynthiafrenette 
16. 350 votes for Ursa Major Tea Towel (navy) by laurawilson 
17. 324 votes for —septafernous— 2010 by thoughtstorms 
18. 324 votes for KawaiiWeather by caitlinrose 
19. 322 votes for agate mosaic by kociara 
20. 313 votes for Gravity Lesson - Chalk on Chalkboard! by shelleymade 
21. 307 votes for art deco fronts - warm and cold by sef 
22. 306 votes for 14 billion years ago, it all started with a BIG BANG!!!! by coggon 
23. 305 votes for How's the weather out there? by vicky_s 
24. 304 votes for Mineralogy Magic by sammyk 
25. 294 votes for Rings in Wood by kansas_vintage 
26. 285 votes for FACET by scrummy 
27. 282 votes for What Lies Beneath by wiccked 
28. 281 votes for LaraGeorgine_weird_science_TURQ by larageorgine 
29. 280 votes for The Elements in Pictures - Part I by kately 
30. 274 votes for Crafted Little Landscapes by kimsa 
31. 261 votes for WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM? by bzbdesigner 
32. 260 votes for geovein by cherished_dreams 
33. 259 votes for SOOBLOO__OUR_BEAUTIFUL_EARTH by soobloo 
34. 257 votes for They're not Rocks, They're Minerals by leighr 
35. 256 votes for The Earth's Magnetosphere by robyriker 
36. 256 votes for core-samples by csl 
37. 251 votes for Volcanology by petitspixels 
38. 245 votes for Earth Science by sandie_tee 
39. 244 votes for vintageglobe by chicca_besso 
40. 238 votes for Earth ball by fantazya 
41. 238 votes for Nature's Cauldron by rhondadesigns 
42. 212 votes for At the Earth's Core by unseen_gallery_fabrics 
43. 208 votes for CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE by lisa_brown 
44. 200 votes for isobars by zandloopster 
45. 197 votes for Wandering River by toothpanda 
46. 195 votes for Hubble In Miniature (Galaxy Porcelain Jasper) by prettyrockdesigns 
47. 192 votes for cracks_in_the_earth by bosun 
48. 192 votes for Love On The Rocks by peacoquettedesigns 
49. 191 votes for Earth_science by kirpa 
50. 186 votes for Watercycle by hugandkiss 
51. 185 votes for Imaginary Agates: Warm Dark Sand by penina 
52. 181 votes for OCEANOGRAPHY by bluevelvet 
53. 180 votes for River Stone Kaleidoscope by the_fretful_porpentine 
54. 177 votes for A million Little Pieces by whimzwhirled 
55. 176 votes for Waves_Multicolor_1 by garimadhawan 
56. 168 votes for Earth Science Badges by iliketodraw 
57. 168 votes for Earth's Magnetic Field by owlandchickadee 
58. 167 votes for homage to Ms. Frizzle by weavingmajor 
59. 166 votes for Geodes by jenimp 
60. 163 votes for Geologic Record by pond_ripple 
61. 162 votes for O. Chem insight by seasquirt 
62. 156 votes for Fair Weather Friends by risarocksit 
63. 153 votes for Soil Formation Stripes by mongiesama 
64. 151 votes for Weather Clouds by bbsforbabies 
65. 151 votes for terra by ottomanbrim 
66. 151 votes for Blue green algae by bippidiiboppidii 
67. 150 votes for Molten gold with impurities LARGE by su_g 
68. 148 votes for Shattukite_gradient by hayley711 
69. 147 votes for Garden_of_Eden2fabric_large by sififraser 
70. 146 votes for JPEGSIRIANNI-BRAND_MEGAN2 by megan_sirianni-brand 
71. 140 votes for green earth day by katarina 
72. 136 votes for Sea Dreams by cynthia_ 
73. 134 votes for Rock Minerals by holladay 
74. 130 votes for PEACE AGATE by thetinkerswagon 
75. 127 votes for From Mount Everest to the Mariana Trench - faux Bargello by victorialasher 
76. 125 votes for Burma Rubies by paragonstudios 
77. 121 votes for Root Network by maplewooddesignstudio 
78. 118 votes for Geo - large scale-bright by glimmericks 
79. 112 votes for Slag by hannafate 
80. 112 votes for mapping by meredithjean 
81. 110 votes for Periodic Table Small Repeat by silkaphyllis 
82. 110 votes for My heads in the clouds (Weather map symbols) by retrorudolphs 
83. 105 votes for TANTRA by maihi 
84. 104 votes for Desert Crystals by countrygarden 
85. 103 votes for EarthView by chovy 
86. 102 votes for Meteor-ology by potbellybears 
87. 101 votes for Earth Core by designedtoat 
88. 100 votes for Grand Canyon by violet's_pet_spider 
89. 96 votes for ditsy diamonds_pale blue by owls 
90. 94 votes for Pretty Pink Polka gets Geophysical by smuk 
91. 94 votes for DSC04865 by linda_glass 
92. 94 votes for Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) - grn/gld on charcoal by pavlova_is 
93. 92 votes for MEDFYTODI7 by joancaronil 
94. 90 votes for Sedimentary Layers by monasol 
95. 90 votes for Volcanic Earth by ninjaauntsdesigns 
96. 89 votes for Yellowstone Springs by rachellerose 
97. 88 votes for Trilobite by graci 
98. 86 votes for The Eye of the Storm by designtrends 
99. 84 votes for Night_Fire by leafy123 
100. 83 votes for underwater_caves by roxiespeople 
101. 82 votes for earth by lerhyan 
102. 82 votes for the_doppler_effect by kfrogb 
103. 79 votes for The Water Cycle by kaylaconspiracy 
104. 76 votes for School Blues by synamin 
105. 76 votes for Timed Lightning by onestitchdesigns 
106. 75 votes for Patti Friday Stash Seaside Garden by pattifriday 
107. 75 votes for Ocean by woodsdesigns 
108. 73 votes for Mythical Cross Section by robin_rice 
109. 73 votes for Earth Science Coffee Sleeve Fabric by cafe_projections 
110. 72 votes for diamonds_2-01 by holly_akkerman 
111. 71 votes for Strata by glanoramay 
112. 70 votes for img150-ch-ch by louiseerskinedesigns 
113. 70 votes for lava lava lava by jill_the_thrill 
114. 70 votes for scenery - hydrology by anino 
115. 68 votes for Cave Ceiling by ghennah 
116. 62 votes for Gaia Dots by mammajamma 
117. 60 votes for ammonite jazz by frances"fancy_felter" 
118. 58 votes for Polar Ice Cap Melt by anniedeb 
119. 57 votes for Waterworks by susanpolston 
120. 56 votes for Moon Mystery by krussimages 
121. 53 votes for A Meteorite Plaid by de-ann_black 
122. 53 votes for abstract from riverbed by wordfabric 
123. 52 votes for Rising Sun by karinalea 
124. 52 votes for Rainbows and Raindrops by littlefancypants 
125. 52 votes for agatechunkcrop by cathymcg 
126. 52 votes for hurricane by blondfish 
127. 52 votes for Black_Matter by rubyrice 
128. 51 votes for DSC_0143-ed by sithster 
129. 51 votes for oracle by scarymann 
130. 51 votes for Sun & Storm Stripes by modgeek 
131. 49 votes for mountains02 by yarnmoth 
132. 49 votes for water_floating_rhubarb_leaves by catherinewise 
133. 49 votes for where_food_begins by d'lee-d'laa 
134. 42 votes for Nervous Sharks #1 by amy_g 
135. 40 votes for iceland3 by smashnfashn 
136. 37 votes for soil sample by chickendream 
137. 35 votes for Tron Trip by madelinemaser 
138. 34 votes for Peaks by absintheandrope 
139. 33 votes for mycelia by guenn_johnsen-gentry 
140. 33 votes for earthlayers by kristinbell 
141. 32 votes for basket of shells by mindy_meyers 
142. 31 votes for Ditzy Earth by amyelyse 
143. 30 votes for IMG_0453-ed by janet_woolf 
144. 28 votes for earthsciecne by craftyscientists 
145. 27 votes for Green Urban fabric by urbanfabric 
146. 26 votes for Everything (Detail) 2 by mikemanziart 
147. 26 votes for Coral 1 by alyscea 
148. 25 votes for feel the love by cindilu 
149. 24 votes for Star Power by artist_at_work 
150. 24 votes for Hello down there! by elarnia 
151. 24 votes for Our Green Planet by moirarae 
152. 22 votes for B-right by collectionparisienne 
153. 22 votes for Earth Science Graph Paper by scifiwritir 
154. 21 votes for earth's interior by hmooreart 
155. 21 votes for morning rainbow by robith 
156. 18 votes for Earth_Science by rachd 
157. 15 votes for nikko-ch-ch by leslidevito 
158. 13 votes for Seaweed on sand by bargello_stripes 
159. 13 votes for modern-0001 by srishtipattern 
160. 9 votes for 3fungipeak by tequila_diamonds