
August design challenge
Announcing August’s Design Challenge Themes
This August we’re stopping for a quick bite to eat and then stepping back in time for our weekly design challenges. To sweeten our design challenge prizes, August will be the first month the top 50 (previously top 25) designs will automatically be made available for sale in the Marketplace! Don’t forget to verify your Spoonflower account so your designs are ready to go if you find yourself in the winner’s circle.
Tacos and Burritos | Results Announced August 9
Are you team taco, team burrito or team I’ll eat it all? This week we’re giving the designer community something to taco ‘bout with a challenge inspired by two iconic Mexican meals. As you’re designing a repeating pattern, think of the toppings you’d add to your taco, the fillings that would make your burrito burst at the seams or the location where you’d devour your dinner. Entries will be previewed at the fat quarter size: 21” x 18”. Submissions close July 31 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Voting begins August 2. See official rules.
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Announcing the Winners of the Solar Eclipse Design Challenge

Moon Phase Spot by mottle&daub is the Solar Eclipse design challenge winner!
It’s recommended that you don’t stare directly at a solar eclipse but we can’t take our eyes away from this week’s Solar Eclipse design challenge winner, Moon Phase Spot by Hannah Bowman (mottle&daub in the Marketplace)! It brings us great joy to award Hannah, a FIRST TIME WINNER, $200 in Spoonflower credit! A congratulations is also in order for second place (mia_valdez) and third place (elena_naylor) winners. They will receive $100 and $50 in Spoonflower credit, respectively. See the entire top 10!
1. 289 votes for Moon Phase Spot by mottle&daub
2. 255 votes for Solar Eclipse: MCModern_Gold and Blue by mia_valdez
3. 250 votes for Woodland eclipse by elena_naylor
4. 249 votes for Solar Eclipse by dariara
5. 248 votes for Bohemian Eclipse Gold by liz_sawyer_design
6. 241 votes for solar eclipse mandala by scrummy
7. 236 votes for Solar System – Black by heatherdutton
8. 233 votes for Eclipse of the Century by robyriker
9. 219 votes for Solar Eclipse by penguinhouse
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Announcing August’s Design Challenge Themes
For the month of August, we’re heading back to our classic design challenge format…with a little twist halfway through! Next month, enjoy themes that will challenge you to think outside the design box, including one theme created and voted on by the Spoonflower community. Keep reading to see which theme won the community’s vote and find out what other fun design themes we’ve dreamt up for this month! [Read more…] about Announcing August’s Design Challenge Themes
Will You Be the Key to Our Next Design Challenge Theme?
Have you ever wanted to know what it takes for a design challenge theme to make it into a weekly design challenge? Now’s your chance! For one week in August, we’re flipping the roles and letting you decide what our next design challenge theme will be! After all, who better to choose the design theme than the fine folks who are doing the designing! Earlier this month we received over 250 ideas (thank you!) after a call for themes was sent out to the community. With so many great ideas, narrowing the themes down to just 10 was no easy task. We can’t wait to see which theme joins our August design challenge line-up!
Now through 10 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 5, vote for your favorite design challenge themes below. You may vote for more than one theme but only one voting session per user is allowed. Be sure to join us back here on Friday, July 7 when we’ll announce the winning community choice theme along with the rest of August’s design challenge themes!