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$35 Custom Fabric Giveaway with My Fabric Designs!

  • April 11, 2016
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Earlier today I posted a tutorial for my Easy Tote using a half yard of my custom designed fabric from My Fabric Designs. While my other post focused more on the tote bag tutorial, I wanted to give more of my impressions of My Fabric Designs in this post.I chose to design my own fabrics.

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Before I got started designing, I ordered the Color Matrix, Color Guide, and Swatch Book so I could see and feel the different fabrics and see the how each color prints. Those tools were all well produced and helpful to have.

MFD Tools

 

I found the whole website easy to use and navigate. For my designs I began by creating a repeating pattern that I transferred to a wood block. I carved the pattern, printed it, then scanned that image into Adobe Illustrator. I used Illustrator to digitized the pattern and change the colors. Then I created a jpg file for each of the 2 fabric designs.

MFD-Woodblock

 

Once I had my two jpgs ready to go I uploaded them to the My Fabric Designs website. These two patterns use the same woodcut shows above but I chose different repeat options when I set up the pattern in the My Fabric Designs website so they look much different. You can also adjust the scale of your design within My Fabric Designs.The preview feature was great and it showed exactly what a swatch or several yards of fabric would look like. There are 26 fabric types to choose from cotton, jersey knit, crepe de chine, canvas, french terry and more!

MFD-Design-Preview

 

Once I had my designs ready to go, I hit order and waited for my fabric to arrive. The fabric itself feels beautiful and came out exactly as I had hoped. The color and scale were both just as I had previewed. In my final fabrics the colors look saturated and the image is crisp and clear. Because I started with a bit of a distressed design it was hard to tell if the fabric faded with washing at all, so I’ll have to test that again with a darker fabric in the future. Below you can see both of my fabrics after washing along with a small preview of what it looked like on screen before ordering.

Here’s the taupe fabric with the “mirror” repeat option:

MFD-Final-Fabric-Taupe

And the orange fabric with the “default” repeat option:

MFD-Final-Fabric-Orange

Giveaway

Now you have the chance to win some fabric for yourself! Just comment below with your favorite fabric color and I’ll use random.org to pick a winner for a $35 credit to My Fabric Designs. Contest closes Saturday, April 16th at 11:59pm, EST.

Giveaway closed. Congrats to the winner, #90, Joy M!

I was provided with this fabric for free from My Fabric Designs, but as always, all opinions are honest and are my own.

 

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103 comments
  1. Tonia Jeffery says:
    April 11, 2016 at 9:39 am

    Since I have two girls, I use a lot of purple and pink, but I like blue and grey too.

    Reply
  2. Samantha Garrett says:
    April 11, 2016 at 9:52 am

    My favorite fabric color is purple.

    Reply
  3. Clara Loonstra says:
    April 11, 2016 at 10:02 am

    My favourite fabric colour is blue.

    Reply
  4. Heidi says:
    April 11, 2016 at 10:05 am

    I love a good black and white!

    Reply
  5. Patty D says:
    April 11, 2016 at 10:45 am

    how fun! I love blue – all shades.

    Reply
  6. KatieB says:
    April 11, 2016 at 11:26 am

    How dues compare to spoonflower? I feel like theirs fades as well?

    Anyhow pink fav color.

    Reply
  7. AngieSue says:
    April 11, 2016 at 12:02 pm

    I’m buying a lot of purple fabric right now — can’t wait to use it!

    Reply
  8. STH says:
    April 11, 2016 at 12:12 pm

    It’s spring, so I’m currently crazy for green fabric.

    Reply
  9. Amy says:
    April 11, 2016 at 12:16 pm

    Oranges for sure, bright and happy!

    Reply
  10. MElanie C says:
    April 11, 2016 at 12:52 pm

    I love pinks!

    Reply
  11. Jahna Colby says:
    April 11, 2016 at 1:10 pm

    Orange!!

    Reply
  12. Barbara Catton says:
    April 11, 2016 at 1:12 pm

    Purple of .course! But love all vibrant colors

    Reply
  13. Heather says:
    April 11, 2016 at 1:15 pm

    I like gray fabric. Great for blending.

    Reply
  14. Noor says:
    April 11, 2016 at 1:24 pm

    My favorite color is green ( is this contest open worldwide?)

    Reply
  15. Lynn St. Andrews says:
    April 11, 2016 at 1:27 pm

    I love purple😊💜

    Reply
  16. Krista says:
    April 11, 2016 at 1:27 pm

    I like blues and corals.

    Reply
  17. Lisa says:
    April 11, 2016 at 1:31 pm

    My favorite colors of fabric are blues and teals! Thanks!

    Reply
  18. Margarita says:
    April 11, 2016 at 1:36 pm

    I love the orange!
    Margarita T

    Reply
  19. Nancy Wilcox says:
    April 11, 2016 at 1:47 pm

    I’m into blue-greens.

    Reply
  20. Liz says:
    April 11, 2016 at 2:00 pm

    Black and white all the way!

    Reply
  21. Linda thompson says:
    April 11, 2016 at 2:26 pm

    Ah, has to be lime green, or a bright lemony yellow!

    Reply
  22. Jayne Baldwin says:
    April 11, 2016 at 2:39 pm

    I am into either red or black …..hard to decide unless I saw it and fell in love 😉

    Reply
  23. Carolyn Beck says:
    April 11, 2016 at 3:34 pm

    My favorite color is cobalt blue, but now that I will be a grandmother to a girl, I am thinking more pink or lavender. 🙂

    Reply
  24. Trudi says:
    April 11, 2016 at 3:55 pm

    Blues (for my daughter) and teals (for me)!

    Reply
  25. Sue Johnston says:
    April 11, 2016 at 4:10 pm

    Hmm favorite color?? Is it blue or red or oh yes, GREEN!

    Reply
  26. Louise says:
    April 11, 2016 at 4:13 pm

    I lover bright colors.

    Reply
  27. Fiona says:
    April 11, 2016 at 4:15 pm

    Cant decide between black and orange

    Reply
  28. Abby West says:
    April 11, 2016 at 4:17 pm

    I love all shades of blue. thank you for a chance.

    Reply
  29. Dee says:
    April 11, 2016 at 4:28 pm

    Turquoise would be wonderful. Thank you

    Reply
  30. Christy Hunter says:
    April 11, 2016 at 4:43 pm

    Lime and orange are my faves. Been making bags with blue and green lately for my daughter. Really, I love all colors! =)

    Reply
  31. Amy says:
    April 11, 2016 at 4:45 pm

    Purple, purple, purple!!! :^)

    Reply
  32. Maria says:
    April 11, 2016 at 5:28 pm

    I like red, but lately have been loving grays.

    Reply
  33. Rosanna says:
    April 11, 2016 at 7:07 pm

    I like blue and grays.

    Reply
  34. Rose E says:
    April 11, 2016 at 7:25 pm

    Green – any shade !

    Reply
  35. barbara woods says:
    April 11, 2016 at 7:44 pm

    i love red and white, so crisp

    Reply
  36. Allison C says:
    April 11, 2016 at 8:40 pm

    Turquoise!

    Reply
  37. Lunebeam says:
    April 11, 2016 at 8:53 pm

    My favorite color is a deep purple, so I always love fabrics in this color!

    Reply
  38. Robin says:
    April 11, 2016 at 9:25 pm

    Thanks for showing us the design process. My favorite colors to use are earth tone colors: Brown, mustard, etc.

    Reply
  39. Mary greenhouse says:
    April 11, 2016 at 10:22 pm

    I am into blues and teals. I think of ocean tides when working with those two colors. Very restful.

    Reply
  40. Melissa Irvin says:
    April 11, 2016 at 10:54 pm

    The taupe in a default configuration would be my pick. Something low volume/neutral.

    Reply
  41. Teena says:
    April 12, 2016 at 1:27 am

    GREY, BLUE, TAUPE, YELLOW, PURPLE. (ALL COLORS!)

    Reply
  42. Katy M says:
    April 12, 2016 at 2:38 am

    I love navy blue 🙂

    Reply
  43. Elke Malsom says:
    April 12, 2016 at 4:08 am

    Grey / monochrome – I’d love some fabulous blend fabric! Thank you.

    Reply
  44. Lisa Marie says:
    April 12, 2016 at 6:21 am

    Aqua is my current favorite.

    Reply
  45. Sherri says:
    April 12, 2016 at 6:59 am

    This is great! I’ve used spoonflower but had not heard of this company yet! Thanks for sharing and for the giveaway… Favorite color of late is magenta 😊

    Reply
  46. pat says:
    April 12, 2016 at 8:05 am

    Black and White

    Reply
  47. Cheryl M. says:
    April 12, 2016 at 8:15 am

    Greens and yellows are my favorites. Thanks for the opportunity to try my hand design my own fabric!

    Reply
  48. Patti Schafer says:
    April 12, 2016 at 8:47 am

    My favorite colors are violet, green and navy. Love that combo. Thanks for the intro to this company

    Reply
  49. rrjane011749 says:
    April 12, 2016 at 9:14 am

    Love me some purple!

    Reply
  50. Sherry VF says:
    April 12, 2016 at 10:06 am

    I love anything in the red tones (wine, burgundy, red, brick, cranberry, rust, orange-red, etc.) sjvonfumetti at yahoo dot com

    Reply
  51. Nicole Moore says:
    April 12, 2016 at 10:26 am

    Love teals or Aqua

    Reply
  52. GLENDA SANFORD says:
    April 12, 2016 at 11:00 am

    I love the bright colors! Pink, blue, yellow, green, purple. LOL, not a decisive choice, I know. Oh, and throw in some orange too!

    Reply
  53. Terry says:
    April 12, 2016 at 11:21 am

    I love tropical shades of blue.

    Reply
  54. Sarah C says:
    April 12, 2016 at 11:31 am

    Loving the tore my faves right now are burnt orange and grey. making a spider web quilt with Kaffee Fassette right now so my life is a eainbow

    Reply
  55. Mary Adkison says:
    April 12, 2016 at 11:50 am

    I love bags in red. Thanks for the opportunity.

    Reply
  56. Diana Bates says:
    April 12, 2016 at 11:57 am

    My favorite fabric colors right now are spring colors, but I always love grey

    Reply
  57. Terri Ward says:
    April 12, 2016 at 12:24 pm

    Love the combo of turquoise and coral for Spring and Summer 🙂

    Reply
  58. Carrie P. says:
    April 12, 2016 at 2:21 pm

    Green is my favorite color!

    Reply
  59. Angela s. says:
    April 12, 2016 at 4:34 pm

    I love purple, think thats why I never cut my purple fabric and use it. Just too pretty

    Reply
  60. Teresa says:
    April 12, 2016 at 4:40 pm

    Red is my favorite. (Great fabric!)

    Reply
  61. Jane N says:
    April 12, 2016 at 10:12 pm

    I’m being pulled towards the greens lately.

    Reply
  62. Lazar Cristina says:
    April 13, 2016 at 6:41 am

    I love emerald green

    Reply
  63. Michele T says:
    April 13, 2016 at 7:44 am

    My favourite colour is teal! Thanks!

    Reply
  64. Beth T. says:
    April 13, 2016 at 2:28 pm

    My favorite used to be pink; now I favor red.

    Reply
  65. leibardi says:
    April 13, 2016 at 5:32 pm

    Grey and orange used in the post are great!

    Reply
  66. Lori Morton says:
    April 13, 2016 at 7:05 pm

    I love Blues…sky & watery shades of Blue Ahhhhhhh….

    Reply
  67. Judy says:
    April 13, 2016 at 8:06 pm

    My favorite colors right now for bags are greys and black.

    Reply
  68. Marie Evans says:
    April 13, 2016 at 8:17 pm

    Red, Red, and Red!!!

    Reply
  69. Pam says:
    April 13, 2016 at 9:30 pm

    I love any shade of purple. Thanks for the fun giveaway!

    Reply
  70. Stacie Pinkston says:
    April 13, 2016 at 10:10 pm

    Awesome design, love it! I like teal, more than usual lately. I love blues! All shades.

    Reply
  71. Carmen N says:
    April 13, 2016 at 10:14 pm

    Most blues and greens but esp navy blue

    Reply
  72. Chris says:
    April 14, 2016 at 2:30 am

    It is always blue for me. A calm color.

    Reply
  73. Sarah J says:
    April 14, 2016 at 11:07 am

    I love yellow especially buttery yellow!

    Reply
  74. Jen r says:
    April 14, 2016 at 12:43 pm

    I’m liking a lot of darker gray colors now – small prints that would work for new Summer tops!!!!

    Reply
  75. Summer says:
    April 14, 2016 at 2:04 pm

    I love blue!

    Reply
  76. Nancy Hilderbrand says:
    April 14, 2016 at 2:16 pm

    I love all colors especially dark colors and Batiks

    Reply
  77. Debby says:
    April 14, 2016 at 5:30 pm

    I don’t know how I could ever pick just one color. I love them all!

    Reply
  78. Rebecca says:
    April 14, 2016 at 6:05 pm

    I love your designs and love all colors. I’m one of those who can’t sew a quilt with lets say two colors in it! So hard for me to pick just one, sorry…but thanks for the chance, awesome!

    Reply
  79. Myra Upton says:
    April 15, 2016 at 12:48 am

    Pink or purple.

    Reply
  80. Marsha Law says:
    April 15, 2016 at 12:53 am

    Normally red and purple are my favourite colours, but when I’m sewing I love working with bright orange and yellow.

    Reply
  81. Diane Beavers says:
    April 15, 2016 at 8:54 am

    Coral is me.

    Reply
  82. carol n says:
    April 15, 2016 at 1:47 pm

    My favorite color is Blue, all shades, hues…
    It can be hard to match blues to use in a project.

    Reply
  83. Claire Ross says:
    April 15, 2016 at 2:37 pm

    My favourite colour is blue, particularly royal blue x
    Iain.ross30 at gmail dot com

    Reply
  84. Janice Pryor-Regier says:
    April 15, 2016 at 10:21 pm

    I love Purple and Gold ! Thanks !

    Reply
  85. Kathleen B. says:
    April 15, 2016 at 10:55 pm

    I like many shades of grey and black, especially prints with these two colors.
    Thanks for a chance to win.

    Reply
  86. ikkinlala says:
    April 16, 2016 at 10:16 am

    It really depends what I’m using the fabric for, but I do love grey because it goes with nearly everything.

    Reply
  87. Jennie Kaderabek says:
    April 16, 2016 at 10:17 am

    My favorite color is brown. Thanks for a chance to win!

    Reply
  88. Janie says:
    April 16, 2016 at 10:30 am

    I am loving orange colors lately. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  89. Nadine Willis says:
    April 16, 2016 at 10:54 am

    I love yellows, golds, blues. Sometimes my mood dictates my likes and dislikes. Love your fabrics. The bag is super cute. Thanks for sharing and the giveaway.

    Reply
  90. Judie Sparling says:
    April 16, 2016 at 11:21 am

    Turquoise is a calming go to colour for me. Thanks for the opportunity.

    Reply
  91. Amber says:
    April 16, 2016 at 11:48 am

    Purple has been speaking to me lately!

    Reply
  92. Lisa says:
    April 16, 2016 at 1:50 pm

    My favorite color is turquoise!

    Reply
  93. Tara Sinclair says:
    April 16, 2016 at 2:28 pm

    I’m huge on purples and teal right now, bright and summery

    Reply
  94. Deb Putirskis says:
    April 16, 2016 at 3:43 pm

    Orange or taupe…I love all the colors!

    Reply
  95. AJ Sullins says:
    April 16, 2016 at 3:44 pm

    Love the combination of orange and grey together!

    Reply
  96. Hjordis says:
    April 16, 2016 at 4:16 pm

    I love every color of the ocean, including tropical fish.

    Reply
  97. Sharon Archer says:
    April 16, 2016 at 4:18 pm

    Purple and Aqua are favourites here.

    Reply
  98. Treena Squires says:
    April 16, 2016 at 4:48 pm

    Love Browns!

    Reply
  99. Joy Morgan says:
    April 16, 2016 at 6:15 pm

    My favorite colour is cobalt blue, but I love purples, pinks and also greys as well!

    Reply
  100. Kerrie-Lee Britnell says:
    April 16, 2016 at 10:11 pm

    I love the blue shade. I think that it called it ‘taupe’ color. It is very unique!

    Reply
  101. kathyh says:
    April 16, 2016 at 11:37 pm

    Both colors are awesome – love the wood cut design. This would be fun to try – making my own fabric design.

    Reply
  102. Dora M Costa says:
    April 17, 2016 at 10:22 am

    I usually fall for any blue variation. But, these two are very nice and I like that gray!

    Reply

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