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Mad for Plaid!

30/3/2023

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The latest Spoonflower Design Challenge is another collaboration with East Fork Pottery. They have just released their latest glaze colours Butter and Piglet.  The challenge was to create a design featuring those two colours primarily.
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After looking through their website and getting a feel for their aesthetic I decided on a plaid pattern.  For the colour pallete I chose Butter and Piglet of course, but added Eggshell and Pannacotta - two additional colours from their glaze range.

It was my first time making plaid and I wasn't really sure how to do it! But I found this great tutorial on YouTube.  Although it was for Adobe Illustrator I was able to replicate the results with Affinity Designer 2.  


[EDIT - I have since created a tutorial on how to make a seamless diagonal plaid pattern like this with Affinity Designer 2.  Check it out on my YouTube channel here.

​In the end I didn't use Pannacotta, but a lighter tint of it because the contrast with the lighter colour was better.  The result is very soft and delicate.  I think that it would make a great fabric for Spring/Summer projects, or alternatively adorable baby wear or nursery décor.  See the design on Spoonflower and see how it works on a range of home décor products.
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Now that I've learnt how to make plaid patterns I am officially mad for plaid!  Expect to see many iterations of plaid in my future portfolio 😄.  If you like this design please vote for me here. Voting ends 4th April 2023 at 3pm EST.  (Fair warning there are a LOT of entries, so put aside a good half hour and grab yourself a cuppa.)
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    I like bold geometric patterns, florals and bright colours.

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