At last a fabric design contest that doesn’t require expert drawing skills… Cast your votes!

For the contest this week we asked designers to create work using items they found in nature and scanned in order to create a surface design for fabric. Lots of folks seem to have used cameras rather than scanners, but there's not really a huge difference — a scanner really is just a camera, after all. We did weed out a few entries to try to keep the theme focused on natural objects.

Looking at the detailed view on these entries is fun, if a bit time-consuming. There is loads of inspiration to be found here for craft projects, including projects you can do with kids. And a lot of these will make lovely fabric, honestly. One of the unique things about digital textile printing is the ability to reproduce photographic images. I hope we see a lot of this fabric coming through the shop over the next few weeks.

VOTE FOR SCANNED NATURAL OBJECTS FABRIC

The participating designers are:

1. ab by missemor
2. Abundant Beauty bamboo, peridot and silk by paragon_studios_one
3. Acorn Plaid by kdl
4. acorns and flowers by raz_1008
5. Argyle Dessication by scrummy
6. Autumn Evening by madam0wl
7. Autumn Leaves by inktreepress
8. Autumn leaves of Lapland by hevilja
9. AutumnLeaves by patters
10. Autumn_Floor_4a by rainboltart
11. Autumn_Flowering_001 by eatsleepsew
12. a_touch_of_nature by mariapopia
13. Bermuda Seashells by sarahthomas
14. Big Bang Bloom! by francine
15. black_flowerspanel by daniellehanson
16. blattkreis70 by kolema
17. Blossoming Trees by betje
18. Bones, Acorns & Maple Leaves by alpaca_lady
19. Botanica by potbellybears
20. Chickie's Beachglass by chickie
21. Christmas bugs by majo_bv
22. Coffee and Fall Leaves – full size by owlandchickadee
23. Coleus by paper_lilies_&_french_toast
24. collecting leaves by nadjagirod [entry withdrawn by designer]
25. coloured_leaves4 by rabble
26. delicate plant – small by emaleerose
27. Devil's Table by scarlettm
28. DSC02712-ed by geggiman
29. Early Autumn Glory by winter
30. eucalyptus_leaves by pavlova_is
31. Fall blooms by tracydmc70
32. Fall Leaves by audreyclayton
33. Fall Leaves and Stems by oranshpeel
34. Fallen Leaves by jadegordon
35. fallfairytan by heidikaether
36. Fall_Bloom by ggg
37. Fancy Viburnum 2 by itaya
38. feathery by hannafate
39. Feilles_vertes_final by monique_caffet
40. Floral acorns by koffeycakes
41. withdrawn
42. flowersfull_flat by niconico
43. Friendship by valzart
44. fruitadots by mytinystar
45. Fungal Trunk Stripe by ceanirminger
46. gazanias by oakhilldesigns
47. ginger4 by 4chas4
48. ginko by designgirlnyc
49. ginko_leaf_print by honey_lane
50. Glorious garden by vo
51. glorious glads by isabellaflora
52. Grandma's Rock #9 by not-enough-time
53. grasses_2_pale_yellow_back_ground by victorialasher
54. green_asparagus by joanna_sands
55. Heart Plant Pattern by tortagialla
56. helicopter herringbone (zoom in for detail) by babysisterrae
57. Hydrangea Rorschach by anselblue_design
58. IMG_2283 by dante
59. Japanese maple block by cj_alchemy
60. lavender garden by simboko
61. leaf circles by linkolisa
62. leaf pile_melon by gergana_mollova
63. leaf scallop by melissamelissa
64. leaf_combo by anniezs
65. leaf_pattern_steel_gray4 by vinpauld
66. leaves_001 by shout4joy2thelord
67. Leif's Zoo by jenimp
68. les feuilles mortes by grenouille
69. LineDancing Leaves by macnutt
70. Live_Laugh_Love2 by kikisews
71. Locust Pods and Acorn Caps by robinrice
72. locust4b by snuss
73. Lookin' for Shells, Lookin' for Shells… by ttoz
74. Maggie_s_Gift by jumping_monkeys
75. Maple Eye Candy by serenity_ii
76. Maryland Flora in Autumn by jubileel
77. Mint-ch-ed by jackorn
78. moss by crazy_daisy
79. My Big Fat Scanned Challenge by newmom
80. Nandina X by line_deco
81. naturafinto-ed by noggintoppers
82. Natural History by chamomile
83. Naturally by tinornament
84. Nature Potpourri by ohsofab
85. nature_items by nickels
86. Nut-Trees by rubysky
87. Oak Leaves 2 by snooky
88. October Leaves and Then Some by the_crazy_art_lady
89. Opal-Birchbark Blox by Clothdog
90. Pauopalapalai-FernSkirtWoman by leilehua
91. Peach Blossom by debbiek
92. Peacoquette by sarahwalden
93. Pinecone by dandelion
94. Plant Collection by iota1617
95. Potato_heart by mochipan
96. Potpourri by comfortablyblue
97. pressed flowers by lauram
98. Pressed Flowers by parklanegirl
99. pressed flowers by weavingmajor
100. Pumpkin Porch by ja2
101. PURPLE_FINAL2 by surfacerender
102. pussy willow circle by suziegirl
103. Raven Petal Mandala by rubyrice
104. Red Glory Autumn Leaves by animalartgifts
105. Releaved by nalo_hopkinson
106. Rock/Paper/Scissors by debrahill
107. roses by kaitlinmartin
108. Samarra's Samaras by sammyk
109. scan0003-ch by indaabroad
110. Scanned Argyle by lemonadefish
111. Scanned Bamboo by yourfriendamy
112. Scanned floral by siya
113. scanned_leaves by deeheit
114. September Charm by lucienne
115. shrub by seona
116. Snowbirds in Love. by jodirenshaw
117. Something wrong in the forest? by annosch
118. sp by frances"fancy_felter"
119. spiral shells by uzumakijo
120. spoonflower1043-ed by sherie
121. spoonflower_last_of_the_summer_flowers by thursday_next
122. sputnik urchin by thirdhalfstudios
123. sticks & twigs by cmerdian
124. sunflower_and_friendsjpg by farrellart
125. Sweet Floaters by phorgan
126. Taffeta and Daisies by joa
127. The secret Yarden by little_miss_sew_&_sew
128. Umbrella Tree Leaf by blue_jacaranda
129. velvet_leaves by peppermintpatty
130. whirling_leaves-ed by sewquest
131. Whispers_of_Nature by charldia
132. leaf_pearls_ by elizabethfelts