Studio Notes

This is where I keep track of the good stuff: new patterns, new licenses, new reasons to keep pushing. 

Early Birds woodpecker and birch wallpaper in a rustic room with a wooden dresser and a vase of pampas grass.

The Early Bird Gets the Lifer

November 2, 2026
What happens when a night owl agrees to an early-bird outing? Hundreds of birds, a rare rusty blackbird, and a woodpecker design born on the banks of the Kalamazoo River.

Leaf it to Lilly

October 21, 2026
Citibin wrapped in a hand-drawn illustration of pink coneflowers and butterflies on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago, beneath the elevated train tracks.

Hand-drawn, curbside

October 14, 2026
Woman jogging outside wearing a tank top printed with Tour de Citrus in warm pink grapefruit.

Follow the Fruit

October 5, 2026
10th Place, Breaking Plaid.

Ten for Ten

September 24, 2026
Toile de Vie wallpaper on the back wall of a modern living room, in aqua blue.

The Toil in Toile

September 22, 2026
Tattooed woman wearing tee shirt featuring Breaking Plaid in Black Watch colors.

Breaking Plaid

September 7, 2026
Console table with pink ottomans and pink tulips, hydrangea damask wallpaper in the background.

Pretty in Pinky Hydrangeas

August 21, 2026
5th Place! The grande macabre, thank you!

5th Place for Grande Macabre!

July 16, 2026
45th Place, Cabana Republic. This design was voted #45 out of 1378 entries in the Faded Resort design challenge at Spoonflower.

Copa Cabana Cha Cha Cha

June 4, 2026
68th Place, Goodnight Jungle. #68 out of 1239 entries in the Jungle Nursery design challenge.

Dense Foliage, Decent Placement

May 22, 2026
Made by human hands. No AI.

My Hands Made This.

May 10, 2026
57th Place! The Beast in Bloom - Top 4% of 1,402 entries Hothouse Flowers Design Challenge.

The Beast Placed

May 7, 2026
A sleeveless mini dress with a block-print pattern of bullfrogs, lotus blooms, and wading birds, with striped trim detailing.

Fête Accompli

April 22, 2026
16th Place! Eat, Pray, Swim This design placed #16 out of 1663 entries in Spoonflower's "Beachy Boho" design challenge!

16th Place for Eat, Pray, Swim!

April 14, 2026
Heirloom & Bloom by Ro Carr Studio, a 6th place winning surface pattern featuring heirloom vegetables and botanicals in sage, gold, and pink, shown as wrapping paper with a bronze satin bow.

A Seedling That Grew Into 6th Place

March 12, 2026
Woman from behind wearing a Tapestry Fiorentina long-sleeve top on a sunlit Italian street.

100 Entries, 7 Top Tens, and a Tapestry

March 9, 2026
61st Place. Smell the Roses. Voted #62 out of 1538 entries in Spoonflower's Wildflower Collage design challenge.

61st Place for Smell the Roses!

February 27, 2026
Groundhog Day Damask panel showing Punxsatawney Phil drinking a beer with thumbs up.

It’s Groundhog Day… Again..?

February 1, 2026
29th Place! Catch of the day voted #30 out of 1378 entries in Spoonflower's Craft Maximalism design challenge.

29th Place for cheeky cats!

January 22, 2026
Folded fabric swatches displaying Refined Boho Terrarium collection.

A Very Good Inbox Day

January 17, 2026
2025 Year in Review featuring 8 top designs and portrait of the artist.

2025 Roundup

December 28, 2025
Jingle some of the way.

Jingle Jangle Jongle

December 25, 2025
20th Place for Nouveau Blue! This design was voted #20 out of 1245 entries in Spoonflower's Retro Nouveau design challenge!

20th Place for Nouveau Blue!

December 12, 2025
Tote bag and small bag, handmade by sewist, Andrea Akkad.

Sewist with the Mostest

December 6, 2025
Thanks spelled out in pretzel sticks.

Weird Ingredients

November 27, 2025
4th Place! Hostess with the Mostest placed 4th out of 1218 entries in Spoonflower's Thrift Store Treasures design challenge.

4th Place for Hostess with the Mostest!

November 21, 2025
Rock Candy Mountain placed #7 out of 986 entries in Spoonflower's "Stone Flow" design challenge!

7th Place for Rock Candy Mountain!

November 17, 2025
Dark red pantry shelves stocked with spices, with "Creepy Carnival Clowns" wallpaper peeking out between the jars and boxes.

Creepy Decor Galore

November 5, 2025
What's Your Surface pattern Design DNA?

Design DNA

October 2, 2025
Thank you! 47th Place for Garden of Mirthly Delights out of 1438 entries in Spoonflower's Jewel Toned Boho design challenge.

47th Place for Jewel-Toned Boho

September 25, 2025
32nd Place for Hunt Club Foxes & Horseshoes!

32nd Place for Foxes & Horseshoes!

September 11, 2025
Royal Order of Armadillo design was voted 27th out of 1387 entries in Spoonflower's New Animal Print design challenge.

27th Place!

August 28, 2025

Where to buy

Model carrying the tote on her shoulder.

Ro Carr Printed Products

Totes, aprons, tablecloths, placemats, tees, journals, and whatever else I couldn’t resist putting a pattern on. Every design is hand-drawn by me and printed on finished goods, ready to use the day it arrives.

Pretty in Pinky fabric laid flat on sewing table with measuring tape and buttons.

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