This week's theme of fabric designs based on pointillism provoked a lot of entries that we ended up removing. Though we strive not to be too technical in our interpretation of the Fabric Of the Week themes (to the frustration of the more rule-minded among you, I know), we do want to stress in this case that pointillism is not simply the use of dots to create images. As a style it might be better described as the use of dots (or small strokes) of solid colors placed close together in order to create the impression — because of the blending that happens when the images are viewed at a distance — of even more colors.
It is with apologies to many of the folks who worked hard on their contest entries only to have us remove them from the voting that we've made some attempt to remove fabrics that we felt strayed too far from the idea of pointillism. We still left quite a few entries in, so you'll have no shortage of choices when you're voting.
Vote For Your Favorite Pointillism Fabrics
The entrants this week are:
- 007b1bliq1pointill by hildebrandt
- 1967 Fashion Illustration by karenharveycox
- 336_Apanie_Wommee_V-ch-ch-ch by weerongabartoo
- an elephant parade by shiny
- Apple Cottage by rachel_s
- aqua flora by fabgirl42
- Atoms_at_Eve by farrellart
- balloons by magneetje
- Beach Dream 2 by poetryqn
- Blue Eyed Susan. by frances_hollidayalford
- Bring the Spring by sammyk
- budah by mayja
- buddhasmall by corinnevail
- butterfly dancers – pointillism by annosch
- Butterfly Social by jannasalakdesigns
- Candy Dots by melisza
- Cloudy by majo_bv
- Coneflowers by coloroncloth
- Crocus by theboerwar
- Daisy by denisedian
- Dalmatians by pininkie
- dot dot flowers by ali_c
- Dot Your 'Eyes' – Spring Vine (see flickr link for detail) by ttoz
- dots a go go by suziegirl
- Dotty Dahlias-pointillism style__G3G by khowardquilts
- dotty donut by jaja
- Dotty Skull by jnifr
- Dotty_Dots_2 by rabble
- dot_cube_stretch by lovepoppet
- Fire Walk with Me by lali's_little_world
- fish dot com by scrummy
- flaming by p_kok
- Floral Lattice – Summer by rhondadesigns
- floral_dot by amel24
- Flowering Bush by lulakiti
- Flowers by chickie
- Flowers, Hearts and Dots by mademoiselle_mermaid
- Gears of the Mind by ojamiya
- Get to the point! by bee&lotus
- goingdotty by glimmericks
- Guitars by mandakay
- Happy Pointillist Lobster by kasei_lee
- hearts_and_spirals-ed by karenchard
- Hippy Love / pointillism by paragon_studios_one
- hungarianflowers by miiwii
- hydrangea by lfntextiles
- I can't wait for spring by vo
- ice-cream by oohoo
- IMG_0781 by o2knit
- Into the Deep by creedancelovesyou
- It_s_a_Plane by patsijean
- ivy_with_bird by kimkim
- JamJax GOP by jamjax
- Jet Over City (See Details!!!) by pond_ripple
- luminoso_2 by mg
- Mosaic of Blue Orchid by sew_delightful
- Nasturtiums by kdl
- oiseau_point3 by elfyne
- Papillons by snowflower
- ParisCityscapePointillismKristieHubler by fabricatedframes
- passiflora by ravynka
- peacock en pointe by sarahwalden
- Picotage vines by jenthompson
- pixelated_houndstooth_mustard by missmudkip
- Playful_Pointillism by charldia
- point by missbeeks
- point flower by avelis
- Point it out by nikky
- pointelheart_pattern by marygrace
- pointilist_skull by missjessm
- pointilizedrainbow by serenity_ii
- Pointilli Lace by amarina
- Pointillism by sarah_chid
- pointillism by kec19
- Pointillism Blooms by leighr
- Pointillism Garden by dawnams
- Pointillism Girl by sunflower1974
- Pointillism in Flight by robinrice
- Pointillism Splatter by saraink
- PointillismContest_LovePrint by rora1313
- pointillismelephant by teet
- pointillism_flowers by snork
- Pointillist Hibiscus by simpleflynn
- Pointy daisies by catru
- point_gradred by rockpaperfabric_design
- pretty parasols in pointillism by kri_inglese
- Putting a point on it – Turquoise and Lime by thirdhalfstudios
- Rainy days & dots border print by modgeek
- rosanne's shape glyph-ed-ch by rosanne
- rosebuttons pink – click test swatch to see buttons by studiojelien
- Russian Nesting Doll by kiddins
- Sawhet Owl Pointillism 2 by ravenwoodstudiodesigns
- sea sky by mariao
- Space Noise by asilo
- Spot and Dot Print by katehasteddesigns
- Spotty Weather by beingreen
- Spring Song by gracedesign
- stamped_fruit_2 by eppiepeppercorn
- Sunflowers by jennartdesigns
- The Garden Window Quick Quilt Kit by palmooriginals
- The point of Pointillism: a study in Spoonflower inks by victorialasher
- Tree by koalalady
- VIEW_AT_DUSK_FROM_WINDOW_BY_MARILYN_STURNER by mailyn
- Weeding_the_marigolds by kaeledra
- When_you_Squint by tracydmc70
Maby a nice idea for a next contest, rejected fabrics 😉