Independent Artist Interviews & Stories

Meet Spoonflower's artists and surface designers through in-depth interviews, studio stories, and creative journeys.

Artist Interviews & Spotlights

Discover interviews and studio spotlights featuring independent artists and surface designers. Learn from their creative journeys, explore the stories behind their work, and gain practical insights you can apply to your own process. These features offer inspiration, tips, and real-world perspectives to help you grow as a maker and stay connected to the vibrant design community.

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Danika sits by a pool in a V-neck caftan with hot pink flowers on a white background.

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Make Your Own Easy Summer Caftan Dress with Danika Herrick

*Updated September 2025 Planning a beach trip or just need something comfy and cute to kick around in? A caftan dress could be your new best friend this summer! Join Spoonflower artist Danika Herrick as she guides you through the planning and sewing process for her favorite caftan styles.

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Entryway featuring Spoonflower's new Traditional wallpaper.

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Introducing Spoonflower's Brand-New Traditional Wallpaper

We are beyond excited to introduce our brand-new Traditional wallpaper! This addition to our wallpaper assortment has been long-awaited, and we are thrilled to share more about what makes this substrate so special.

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A small succulent has been planted in a fully dried terracotta flower pot covered with fabric featuring small squares of small mushrooms in blue, white, green and peach. Alexa is holding up the finished project for the camera. Several other succulents, te

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Transform a Boring Flower Pot With Custom Fabric

*Updated September 2025 What spruces up your home decor and brings a little bit of the outdoors in? Plants! What also does those things and shows off your personal style? Plants in fabric-covered terracotta flower pots! Whether you’re adding a new plant to your home or gifting a plant to someone dear, this quick and easy tutorial will step up your gardening game in a jiffy. *If you’re a visual learner, please see the video tutorial below! *

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The top of a quilt label sewn to the bottom left corner of a quilt has a navy box with a white crescent moon and small white stars that says “For your first dreams” in a white cursive font. In a white box underneath the navy box, someone has written “Welc

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5 Things You Need to Include for the Perfect Quilt Label

Updated August 2025 *If you’ve ever wondered if Spoonflower artists design quilt labels, they do! While you always have the option to design and print your own quilt labels, or write label information on a piece of fabric to sew on your quilt, there are hundreds of quilt label designs already available in the Spoonflower Design Library ready for you to use. As quilt labels are tiny-yet-powerful items that can go overlooked, we asked Quilt Alliance Executive Director Amy Milne to share why they’re important to add to your quilts, best practices for what to include and a curated collection of some of the many quilt label designs Spoonflower has to offer. *

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Blue-and-white striped curtains frame two large windows at the back of a bedroom. A bed with a tan comforter is in the foreground. A small bookcase sits between the windows; it has a small dome lamp, a painting of a man looking pensive and a globe on top

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5 Easy Steps to Hang Curtains With Confidence

*Updated September 2025 Do your windows need some decorating? Or maybe you’re stuck with drapery that had already been installed when you moved in because it seemed easier than trying to change them. You’re not alone. Given all the factors involved, upping your window dressing can seem overwhelming. But never fear — this post is for anyone who has coveted curtains but has never known where to start. The Brownstone Boys are here to help you go from “curtain confused” to “curtain confident!” Click here if you’re ready to browse some of the Brownstone Boys’ favorite Spoonflower designs.

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Organize Your Fabric Stash with Lilo Bowman of The Quilt Show | Spoonflower Blog

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5 Simple Closet Storage Organizer Tips for Your Fabric Closet

*Updated September 2025 Your fabric closet has grown to be your headquarters for great ideas becoming reality, the epicenter of completed projects and — dare I say — messy after the latest masterpiece. Help is on the way with tips from our friend Lilo Bowman, editor-in-chief of The Quilt Show. Her book, Love Your Creative Space: A Visual Guide to Creating an Inspiring and Organized Studio without Breaking the Bank, has all the hacks and more! Keep reading and discover her closet storage organizer tips for different ways you can organize your fabric stash. Lilo: Does your current method of storage look something like the photo below? If the answer is yes, don’t worry. Help is just a scroll away and since we’re being brutally honest, this was the storage closet in *my *studio office.

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Transform Your Closet with Wallpaper in Your Favorite Design

*Updated September 2025 How can an ordinary closet get a quick makeover? Cover it with wallpaper, of course! Join Spoonflower friend Stephanie Watkins to learn how she transformed her linen closet into a storage paradise with Spoonflower’s Peel and Stick wallpaper in a fun tropical design.

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