Spoonflower Solids ?

 I'm not sure what to make of this, so I have questions for you, dear reader.

My first thought is: so I buy pre-dyed solids from Spoonflower on Petal Signature,

for how much a yard? Petal isn't cheap, digital printing on fabric isn't cheap, but I figure the extra cost is worth getting the custom prints.

Granted, they are Spoony hex colors, so you could guarantee a match, but if you're only 50 colors, that's not going to cover the #### other colors in their color family.

It goes on

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Our Research & Development team worked hard to identify RGB hex codes that offer a close match to each of our Petal Signature Cotton Solids colors so that you can create designs that coordinate. From the warmth of Desert Sun to the oceanic depths of Caribbean, we’ve included a color chart for you to reference as a design tool that (we hope!) will inspire your next fabric collection.

There’s more: Our September Weekly Design Challenges have just been released and we have two special prompts that are inspired by color palettes from our new solids range. 

Get a jump start on designing using the new Petal Signature Cotton® Solids Swatch Book. Each book contains a 2"x2" (5 cm x 5 cm) swatch of all 50 solid color options—get free shipping and save 50% off* your first book with promo code SB9463AU5. 

Once our solids range goes live later this year, we'll recommend that makers order digitally printed designs first and then use the Swatch Book to select the perfect coordinating solid.

More to come soon. Until then, please visit our FAQ page for details or reach out to us at any time. We hope you'll love this new product as much as we do and can’t wait to help shoppers discover your new designs!

Warmly,
Your friends at Spoonflower

their link to the $18.50 book:

https://www.spoonflower.com/en/petal-solids-swatch-book

My solution to this has always been sampling a color and creating a matching solid/coordinating print, but I am doing that for myself (which is dead easy thanks) and I am guaranteed the exact color I want, without really thinking about it. Also printed in the same method so it will fade at the same rate.

At the moment, I need a coordinating solid or print for a fabric I purchased from a major manufacturer. I am operating on the 'one for me' thinking I am so fond of, and am not using the design but sampling the color for a checkerboard pattern. AND ITS NOT FOR SALE.

If you were doing heirloom quilting, I don't know that you'd use Spoony, but if you did, wouldn't you use the same greige goods all the way through, with the same ink application?

And does this mean customers are going to be able to identify the hex colors in the primary design they are considering? Or will these be linked on the customer facing design page? Or are we being primed to buy the sampler?

I'm no quilter, but you quilty kids out there, is this something you were hoping for?

This week in Wandavision gifs (nonsewing)

the face I put on it

what it feels like:

It's been a tough week. Going to do some sewing to feel better. Even trying and failing to fix a misguided make is better than being inside my head right now.