Petite Pears for Spoonflower

Petite Plaid Pears. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Petite Plaid Pears. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Spoonflower is shrinking this week. We ‘re going ditzy! A ditzy pattern design is one that is small scale and random. A tossed pattern that is non-directional. They do not need to be matched up, and that saves on wasted fabric. They are great for clothing and quilting. The pears in my design are about 1 inch squared. Many ditzy patterns are even smaller.

Petite Plaid Pears. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Ditzy patterns have never lost popularity. In the early 1900’s, feed sacks were made from a light cotton material. Resourceful women were using them for towels and to make clothing for the family. Companies soon took notice, and started using ditsy prints on their flour sacks. Flour sack dresses were a staple during the depression in the 30’s.

Plaid Pears Collection. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Plaid Pears Collection. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Voting is now open. There are over 1200 entries again, so grab a cuppa. 🙂 There are quite a few pear designs, I voted for several of them. Thank you for taking the time. One of these days I will make the top 60. Fingers crossed. Haha. Hey, gotta have goals, right? Making the top for me, would mean that my skills have improved. So I will keep working at it. ;o)

Deco Diamond Indigo & Gold, © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Deco Diamond Indigo & Gold, © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Deco Diamond placed at 777 of 1276 entries with 26 votes. That’s about at the 60% range. I thought it would be lower. I went against the grain, hoping it might pay off. I knew there would be lots of scallop entries. You can see in the top 69, almost all of them were some form of a scallop.

So grateful for your votes! Thank you for taking the time. 1276 is a lot of entries to go through.

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend!

You must do the things you think you cannot do.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Never quit.
It is the easiest cop-out in the world.
Set a goal and don’t quit until you attain it.
When you do attain it, set another goal,
and don’t quit until you reach it.
Never quit.
Bear Bryant

The great danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.
Michelangelo

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6 thoughts on “Petite Pears for Spoonflower

  1. Val van der Poel

    Well this is definitely a busy pattern! Not my style at all but I think my biggest cringe is because of the yellow. If you had used the pink for your basic colour I might have been able to look at the samples for more than a second – lol. I will go and vote even though this is not a favourite. Good luck!

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    1. Sheila Post author

      Well, if you did vote, I am sure you were cringing the whole time, Val.
      My print is actually fairly clean and simplified compared to the majority of designs.
      I don’t like busy either. And the pink turned out to be my favorite as well,
      but I did not think of it until after I had entered the contest, and the deadline had passed.
      Shouldn’t have stopped for breakfast. LOL 🙂
      Thank you so much for taking the time to vote, for a pattern you hate. You are a true friend. 🙂

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