The quilt world has been so good to me. My needle and thread has taken me to places I would never dreamed of, enriching my life with so many wonderful friends.
Since I no longer teach on the quilting highway, I decided it was time for me to give back by sharing some of my knowledge with quilters who are interested in art quilting and surface design. Two of my new buddies visited today. Living in a HOA community can be tricky, leaving garage overhead doors open are generally a no no. However, since our yard is tiny, I set up in our garage for a morning demo session of gel plate printing on fabric. We did traditional methods like adding texture with bubble wrap, stencils, etc. Next we moved onto some of the new techniques I've been trying to conquer. Printing on fabric is loads different than paper.....here are a few "grunge" prints I created with the help of mineral oil, rubbing alcohol, baby powder........so fun!!!
Since I no longer teach on the quilting highway, I decided it was time for me to give back by sharing some of my knowledge with quilters who are interested in art quilting and surface design. Two of my new buddies visited today. Living in a HOA community can be tricky, leaving garage overhead doors open are generally a no no. However, since our yard is tiny, I set up in our garage for a morning demo session of gel plate printing on fabric. We did traditional methods like adding texture with bubble wrap, stencils, etc. Next we moved onto some of the new techniques I've been trying to conquer. Printing on fabric is loads different than paper.....here are a few "grunge" prints I created with the help of mineral oil, rubbing alcohol, baby powder........so fun!!!
1 comment:
HOAs can be so ridiculous! They need to just let people live their lives, who cares if a garage door is open for a few hours? What difference does it make to the neighbor? What harm is there? None!
I hope you had fun with your gel printing.
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