I have been very unproductive of late. I find as I get older, that I tolerate the heat less and less and this year is still a hot one. A lot of my large quilting projects have been put on hold until I can work in my smaller sewing room without raising a sweat. I have a smaller machine for quilting and thread painting out in my studio, where I can regulate the temperature somewhat, so back to small projects.
Last week, I did some sun printing (like I said at least the sun is good for something!).
This one was done using setacolour soleil sunpaint. I dampened the fabric, then pressed it flat onto a laminex board that I just happened to have. The water allows the fabric to stick.
Then I painted the whole piece with the paint and a large brush. I placed a stencil from my huge collection over the top and left it to dry. The piece above is the result.
It's a bit of a miracle, really. My hubby says it is not possible and doesn't make sense, but I have seen lots of paint effects related to this, like making fabric for water ripples by gently pleating as it dries.
With this one I used an ordinary setacolour metallic. In some places, where the stencil did not sit flat, there is not a very defined line, but I liked this one and immediately had to play with it.
I sandwiched the fabric with batting and stabiliser, then quilted around the edges of the design with white thread.
Here is the back. The quilting is more obvious here.
I am now in the process of beading over all the painted areas, which will take me a while!
Here's where I am up to at present. I have already had an expression of interest in purchasing this one! How great is that!
Anyhow, that's how things are going at present. I will try and keep my blog more up to date from now on.
