Stitch Explosion

Here is a clutch purse made using my stitch explosion!

 

Well it's been busy in the studio with new patterns: Cottage Country, Seasons Change, Life's Tranquil Moment, Under the Tuscan Sun Bed Runner, Renaissance, New classes: Quilt As you Go, Row by Row, Stitch Explosion and Magazine Pattern in Quilter's Connection Magazine called After Eight in the upcoming December issue!

What's new here is the studio!

It's fun to learn new techniques and this is no exception!  Using a variety of sharpie pens, some rubbing alchohol and your imagination it's amazing what happens! 

I know it's been a while since I have been online, but I was busy designing our daughter's wedding quilt done!  I called this "Log Cabin Beauty"!  It's a king size quilt and without the help of my dear friends it would never have been completed in time!  To add to the excitement of the wedding, this quilt will be in an EQ ad that will be placed in Quiltermaker magazine! 

Okay now it's Wednesday, Feb. 2 and I'm still painting!

I painted these this afternoon!  It's just so much fun!  I love creating.  Not only to you get hand painted fabric you also get fabric painted hands! 

Now as you can see I also tried using the inks on the fabric, but I prefer the paints.  Here is a sample of the flower bursts!

Give it a try, you will have so much fun, you might be like me and have a hard time stopping!

Until next time, keep in creating.

Water and ink and let it flow!

My next try at hand painting, but this time I used ink and a candle holder with water.  Here is my new experiment!

How to make your own hand painted fabric!

Here is my handpainted mini fabric line!
If you have never tried your hand at painting fabric, please do, it's fun and rewarding.  Now the next challenge will be to create a small quilt with it. 


I'll keep you posted!

How did I do this, well I started off with Prepared for Dyer's fabric known as PFD which you can get at your local quilt shop.

Next you wet your fabric,  I put my fabric into the jug, you can use a basin or plastic tub.

• Once your fabric is completely wet, squeeze out the excess water and lay it flat on an old towel (fold the towel in four, so you have 4 layers)
• Mix your paint (I used Pebeo Setacolour transparent and opaque) with water and start brushing away. 

Once you have your fabric painted, cover your ironing board with an old towel 

• place your piece face down, and with a hot iron (cotton setting) iron piece until it's dry. Place your painted fabric back on your painter's towel and paint with a variety of rubber or wood block stamps  using an all over pattern. 

• Return to the ironing board and place your piece face down and iron from the back. Iron until the paint is completely dry!   Viola, your piece is heat set and ready to quilt with!

Guess What we have been up to - Hand Painted Fabric!

Sunday at Quilted Escapes is play time and today I thought I would try my hand at hand painted fabric!  I was having so much fun, I thought I would share with you what I have created.  Here are some pictures of the fabrics I have created!

This is going to be a class! 

I'm not to keen on this one, but 3 out of 4 isn't to shabby!