Oh, what’s the pointillism? Vote for your favorite pointillist fabrics!

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:

1. 007b1bliq1pointill by hildebrandt
2. 1967 Fashion Illustration by karenharveycox
3. 336_Apanie_Wommee_V-ch-ch-ch by weerongabartoo
4. an elephant parade by shiny
5. Apple Cottage by rachel_s
6. aqua flora by fabgirl42
7. Atoms_at_Eve by farrellart
8. balloons by magneetje
9. Beach Dream 2 by poetryqn
10. Blue Eyed Susan. by frances_hollidayalford
11. Bring the Spring by sammyk
12. budah by mayja
13. buddhasmall by corinnevail
14. butterfly dancers – pointillism by annosch
15. Butterfly Social by jannasalakdesigns
16. Candy Dots by melisza
17. Cloudy by majo_bv
18. Coneflowers by coloroncloth
19. Crocus by theboerwar
20. Daisy by denisedian
21. Dalmatians by pininkie
22. dot dot flowers by ali_c
23. Dot Your 'Eyes' – Spring Vine (see flickr link for detail) by ttoz
24. dots a go go by suziegirl
25. Dotty Dahlias-pointillism style__G3G by khowardquilts
26. dotty donut by jaja
27. Dotty Skull by jnifr
28. Dotty_Dots_2 by rabble
29. dot_cube_stretch by lovepoppet
30. Fire Walk with Me by lali's_little_world
31. fish dot com by scrummy
32. flaming by p_kok
33. Floral Lattice – Summer by rhondadesigns
34. floral_dot by amel24
35. Flowering Bush by lulakiti
36. Flowers by chickie
37. Flowers, Hearts and Dots by mademoiselle_mermaid
38. Gears of the Mind by ojamiya
39. Get to the point! by bee&lotus
40. goingdotty by glimmericks
41. Guitars by mandakay
42. Happy Pointillist Lobster by kasei_lee
43. hearts_and_spirals-ed by karenchard
44. Hippy Love / pointillism by paragon_studios_one
45. hungarianflowers by miiwii
46. hydrangea by lfntextiles
47. I can't wait for spring by vo
48. ice-cream by oohoo
49. IMG_0781 by o2knit
50. Into the Deep by creedancelovesyou
51. It_s_a_Plane by patsijean
52. ivy_with_bird by kimkim
53. JamJax GOP by jamjax
54. Jet Over City (See Details!!!) by pond_ripple
55. luminoso_2 by mg
56. Mosaic of Blue Orchid by sew_delightful
57. Nasturtiums by kdl
58. oiseau_point3 by elfyne
59. Papillons by snowflower
60. ParisCityscapePointillismKristieHubler by fabricatedframes
61. passiflora by ravynka
62. peacock en pointe by sarahwalden
63. Picotage vines by jenthompson
64. pixelated_houndstooth_mustard by missmudkip
65. Playful_Pointillism by charldia
66. point by missbeeks
67. point flower by avelis
68. Point it out by nikky
69. pointelheart_pattern by marygrace
70. pointilist_skull by missjessm
71. pointilizedrainbow by serenity_ii
72. Pointilli Lace by amarina
73. Pointillism by sarah_chid
74. pointillism by kec19
75. Pointillism Blooms by leighr
76. Pointillism Garden by dawnams
77. Pointillism Girl by sunflower1974
78. Pointillism in Flight by robinrice
79. Pointillism Splatter by saraink
80. PointillismContest_LovePrint by rora1313
81. pointillismelephant by teet
82. pointillism_flowers by snork
83. Pointillist Hibiscus by simpleflynn
84. Pointy daisies by catru
85. point_gradred by rockpaperfabric_design
86. pretty parasols in pointillism by kri_inglese
87. Putting a point on it – Turquoise and Lime by thirdhalfstudios
88. Rainy days & dots border print by modgeek
89. rosanne's shape glyph-ed-ch by rosanne
90. rosebuttons pink – click test swatch to see buttons by studiojelien
91. Russian Nesting Doll by kiddins
92. Sawhet Owl Pointillism 2 by ravenwoodstudiodesigns
93. sea sky by mariao
94. Space Noise by asilo
95. Spot and Dot Print by katehasteddesigns
96. Spotty Weather by beingreen
97. Spring Song by gracedesign
98. stamped_fruit_2 by eppiepeppercorn
99. Sunflowers by jennartdesigns
100. The Garden Window Quick Quilt Kit by palmooriginals
101. The point of Pointillism: a study in Spoonflower inks by victorialasher
102. Tree by koalalady
103. VIEW_AT_DUSK_FROM_WINDOW_BY_MARILYN_STURNER by mailyn
104. Weeding_the_marigolds by kaeledra
105. When_you_Squint by tracydmc70