FREE PATTERNS

 FREE PATTERNS

So, I've created a new page (on the right side of this blog) and it's called FREE PATTERNS. These will be in various sizes, some line art that you colorize, some already colored and of course you can alter them as you wish! 

From Seamless Studio

Using your Photoshop or PhotoPea or whatever online app that can handle PNG files, you can adjust, change, enhance, add to and take away anything you like on these patterns.

Actually not sure what free art programs are out there now, since I don't use them. I believe there is still Canva, not real sure if it's still around, or free, or easy to use!

Created using Seamless Studio

What is your favorite program to use to create patterns?

Long ago, before I figured out how to make my own patterns using Photoshop and Illustrator, before Artrage, before Krita and other art programs that allowed you to create patterns, there was a couple of programs that I found and one was called Seamless Studio. It was AWESOME! 

They had tons of images already installed in the free app, or you could load up your own. Each image was on it's own layer, you could adjust, resize, recolor, move around and everything so easily! The only problem was the size of image you could upload to the tools, it was so tiny! I don't think the finished results were at 300ppi either. 

So, I remember making a file and then using InkScape to trace or Illustrator. Back when Illustrator was not in a cloud! But the files were always hard to get loaded into the program for some reason. I made quite a few repeating patterns with that program and looked forward to it becoming more perfected but it disappeared!

Some of the patterns I created using the Seamless Studio art program that was free. I enjoyed using that so much, sad it's gone!

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Soooo, I'll be uploading free patterns to my blog page and they'll all be in square format, probably will vary in pixels per inch and image size, but the two I mostly made were 12" x 12" at 300ppi for clarity but have learned for fabrics you only need 150ppi. I have a lot of 18" x 18" x 150ppi and I use those at Spoonflower.

I also just opened a 'print on demand' shop at Raspberry Creek Fabrics so I'll be uploading to that site more frequently for the time being. Gotta get established! They're out of Utah.

Visit me at Raspberry Creek Fabrics here!

Maybe this will inspire you to create designs for selling at the online fabric - products - wallpaper shops like Spoonflower and RCF, Redbubble, Zazzle and more! Open a shop! Try it!

Use my free designs and add your own ideas, embellishments and such. Let it inspire you. Be creative and enjoy! You can sell what you create even if you are sewing using your fabric patterns. Handmade is WONDERFUL!

Mentioning my name and blog or Etsy shop is wonderful too! I dearly appreciate the kindness. None of my art is for direct resale, or 'as is' which is the usual requirements in Terms of Use. Nobody likes someone else claiming artwork as their own when they didn't create it, would you?

SURFACE DESIGN

 MAKING PATTERNS

PEEL AND STICK WALLPAPER AT SPOONFLOWER

ONE of my favorite designs to create is patterns! I especially love creating block 'tile' patterns, like the kind you find on bathroom walls, bathroom floors and kitchen floors, I'm so 'old fashioned'!!

I don't use any fancy programs to create my patterns, no ProCreate or Illustrator apps or tools, just good old Photoshop CS6 and making shapes and moving them where they need to be to create repeating patterns. I'm going to TRY to film it with a recorder on my computer, adding notes as I go and then post it at my YouTube channel.

Until then, here are some fall tiled, geometric style patterns I've just created! I'll be creating some patterns to go with these in various contrasting colors so you will see them as 'mix and match' for bed linens, curtains, blankets and pillows and such! Those will be listed at my Spoonflower shop too!

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*NOTE*

This is for my Spoonflower fabric design shop. They require patterns to be at 150 pixels per inch for printing, not 300ppi as for printing on other substrates. Printing on various papers, canvases and wood, it is advisable to use at least 300ppi, for clarity.

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This is handy info for creating a square pattern, where the sides of the image are the same. Works for any size square. This is also how it is in Photoshop, the program I use for creating my art, patterns and paintings. I use other programs, but this is the one I prefer for pattern making.

Hope this helped you in some way! I will try to create a video for my YouTube channel showing all of this! Keep watching!

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is a YouTube video showing how I use Artrage Vitae to create patterns! This is all so simple and done for you!

CUT AND SEW FABRIC KITS

 SEW SO EASY FAT QUARTER DOLLS

I've been wanting to create fat-quarter fabric doll kits for many, many years. When I first signed up at Spoonflower 'print on demand' fabrics, the first thing I did was concentrate on designing 'cut and sew' kits. I knew I wanted to make them easy to sew and of course, make them cute! How easy and fun for the beginning sewist or for someone who sews all the time and wants to give them as gifts!

The concept of printing our designs and patterns on fabric and having them printed when people ordered them and getting a commission on the sale was splendid to me! Like the first POD site I ever signed up for, Zazzle, this was a great opportunity and fun!

Blue Kitty

I made two cat fat-quarter cut-and-sew designs and this was the beginning of a learning process for sure! Since fabric varies in sizes, fat quarters can be different sizes. Then there is the variety of fabrics that people can choose, many of them! But Spoonflower is great at suggesting what fabrics to use for sewing projects and that is great!

Of course, many people started creating these plushie toys kits too! I saw that they were adding the instructions right on the fabric. Duh! I forgot to do that. I actually thought that people who sew would know exactly how to make these dolls just by experience in sewing. Mistake number one! These are for 'beginner' sewers, they need instructions! I did write instructions in the description area of the product at Spoonflower but that isn't like having them right in front of you at sewing time.

Rose Kitty

Now, I'm sure that moms or dads are helping the young ones who are learning how to sew with all the directions and what to do and how to do it, right? Maybe not!

Will they know to notch the curves? Will they know to cut at least a half inch away from the lines so there is a seam allowance of at least 5/8" or 1/2" or so? Will they know to leave the biggest space open for stuffing? Will they know to put right sides together? So many things to mention to make this a successful sewing project!

My Sweet Puppy

So, on this next fabric 'cut and sew' kit, I added the directions and was so hoping I covered all the bases, making sure it was easy to understand and read! 

CANNING JAR LID COVERS

I didn't think it would be too difficult to see how to cut and sew this kit, LOL! Use pinking shears to cut around and put the cloth on top of a canned jar of tomatoes and then put the ring on, to hold the fabric down. Cute huh? Handy too!

PINK OWL

One of the criteria of using this fabric site to sell your surface patterns and cut-and-sew kits is that you must purchase a 'test' swatch before the item goes into the public marketplace to sell. I was hoping that the company would change that because sometimes I don't have the money to purchase all of the designs that I want to sell in the marketplace. They are still seen in the marketplace, people can view and request that I purchase a text swatch so that the fabric can be made public for them to purchase. That is fine. 

MY COLLECTIONS

What is really handy and saves money is the option to purchase a collection, a total of 30 designs for a lower price so we can get more of our designs out there for sale! I am working on putting my cut-and-sew kits and 'wall hangings' which are very popular, in collections of 30 so I can buy them. Then they will be for sale in the marketplace!

CHERIE'S FABRIC SHOP

I started sewing when I was in junior high school, I loved it so much! I made culottes, the 'in' thing to wear to school. Really short skirty style shorts actually, and the pattern was so easy! So, I made a bunch of them! Then I made my prom dress, a fur wrap, went on to make a pattern for a chair and it turned out lovely! I made many sewing projects in my life. From blue jean 'butt packs' purses (I swear I started that trend in the seventies) to curtains, dresses and bags, I sewed it!

CHRISTMAS CUT-AND-SEW KITS

Stocking up on the holiday kits right now! You can give these as stocking stuffer gifts, they roll right up real easy! Your do-it-yourself seamstress will love them! Thank you for purchasing from a small woman owned business!

CHRISTMAS CUT-AND-SEW KITS

CHRISTMAS GNOME KIT

Just look at that face! He's so cute and would make a perfect gift for anyone who loves to sew or loves gnomes! Great for the beginner sewist!

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Here's a free gift!

SURFACE PATTERNS

 PATTERN MAKER

That's me! I just love creating repeating patterns! One of the first things I taught myself when I got Photoshop was how to make patterns that repeat so I could put my designs on fabric. 

I love the fact that you can use the tools at websites like Zazzle and Redbubble to 'repeat' or 'tile' your designs, that is sooo handy! So, I can upload a 12" x 12" x 150ppi design and just click on 'center tile' and it will repeat so I don't have to have a huge file stored on my computer.

So spring really sparks me to create repeating patterns for my fabric shop, Zazzle, Society6 and Redbubble shops. Here are the latest patterns that I've designed using my favorite art program, Artrage Vitae.

SPOONFLOWER DESIGN CONTEST ENTRY

TITLE 'TEAMWORK'

All of these above can be found at my Spoonflower shop!

I've been on quite a creating binge lately, and I'm glad! It's been a while since I've been inspired to design. So, here are the latest fabrics that I've created starting with the HAMSA hand design for the Spoonflower design contest. I've designed 85 new patterns!! Not including the newest designs I've created for my Etsy shop!