NEW Article in the Magazine Quilting Arts

My latest article is out! You can learn how to create a graphic design cloth with simple materials. Maybe you already have them.

You can find all the instructions in the latest Quilting Arts/Summer Issue 2022.

Kristine Lundblad, the Managing Editor of the magazine wrote a long post about the technique, she even made some samples. You can find it 

HERE

I have been painting a lot in my garage. Next post I will show you something new to me. It's challenging and enjoyable at the same time. I love to learn :)

My latest Article in *Quilting Arts Magazine*

*Vibrant and Bold* 

My latest article is out in Quilting Arts Magazine Fall 2021. It's in there where I show you how to use Infusible Ink to color polyester sheets.

I am on page 112. It is a neat technique to achieve vibrant colors.

Just recently, after this article was wrote, sadly the company discontinued the production of the light mixed media sheets. Don't despair, I found alternatives, please read below:

for a transparent effect I used this product Light Lutradur

for an opaque effect I used Medium Weight Interfacing

Just followed the same instructions written on the article and you will achieve wonderful bold colors. 

Let me know if you have any questions and I hope you will try this new technique and have as much fun as I did. 

This is the beautiful cover (artwork by Sue King)

I am linked to Midweek Makers  Brag about your beauties 

NEW Article in the French Magazine *Simply Moderne*

My latest article is out! It has been published in the French magazine SIMPLY MODERNE- ISSUE #25

I am on page 78. It's an easy technique where I show you how to use two wonderful fabrics that you have been saving and didn't know how to incorporated them into a quilt. TIP: you will need an inexpensive wooden hoop and some paint.

I hope you try it and enjoy the process as much as I did.

And this is the beautiful cover. (art by Anne-Marie Saudo)

*NEW* Article in Quilting Arts Magazine

My latest article is out! Featured in the October/November 2020 issue of Quilting Arts Magazine.

As quilters we love texture. Sometimes we like to try to find different kinds of fabrics for just that reason but unfortunately the fiber content can make it tricky to sew. What if I told you that you can transform almost any quilting fabric into a textured piece of cloth? That's the topic of this article. 

By using Flock Sheets on fabric you can create velvety texture. You will need a silkscreen, you can get it at My Store or you can use a stencil that you already have.

The borders of this quilt have been made with this technique. I made 4 different pieces and sewed them together. I think the blue circles make this art quilt sing...don't you think?

I hope you will try this new technique!

You can read  HERE my other latest article where I show how to add texture with paint!

I am linked to: NinaMarie

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My latest article is out in *Quilting Arts Magazine*

*Quilting Arts Magazine*...my latest article

 

My newest article appears on page 22 of the latest Quilting Arts magazine February/March 2020 issue. Here I show how to do *cheesecloth skins*, a technique I have been using for years in my work.

 

 

Learn how to work with this translucent overlay. This issue is packed with many ideas on how to use unusual materials in your art quilts.

 

This is the cover photo. Art by Jill Kerttula.

 

 



*NEW Article* and Part Two of the International Quilt Festival

 

 

My latest article is out. I am on page 51in the magazine Quilting Arts December 2019/January 2020. In my article I show you how to make an inexpensive and durable stencil so you can add a new layer of color of a polka dot design to commercial or hand-dyed fabric.

 

Photographs above shows samples of dotted fabrics and the cover of the magazine.

 

Now, as I promised...Eye Candy from the International Quilt Festival:



 

 

Being and Time by Natalia Lashko

 

 

Detail- Edo Spring by Masako Sakagami

 

Texas boy with Fish by Carolyn Skein

 

Last Huntly Aberdeenshire by Kathy Whitby

 

 

Foxgloves at Widnsor by Sandra Mollon

 

Hanok by Mikyung Jang

 

Two Friends by Gabrielle Panquim 
 



Jubilation by Ellen Lindner

 

The Sum of Seasons by Chang Misum

 

 

These two last quilts by my dear friend Vanessa. I am so proud of her! She has a
wonderful BLOG

 

From the exhibit *Quilting as Therapy* Behind the Mask by Glena Gordon

You can read more of Quilt Festival HERE

 

Go and visit Off the Wall links for more eye candy!

Dyeing Fabric with Food Coloring and Glue Gel Resist

Materials

• Newspapers
• Batting, 20″ × 30″
• Drop cloth or muslin, 1 1/4 yds.
• Painter’s tape
• Prepared for dyeing (PFD) cotton fabric, fat quarter
• Blue school glue gel
• Liquid food coloring
• Blue school glue gel
• Small plastic containers and plastic spoons
• Small silkscreen frame (I used a 10″ × 12″ frame.)
• Stencil (Use a stencil close in size to the silk screen frame.)
• Old credit card or squeegee
• Pressing sheet
• Liquid fabric paint (I used Dye-na-Flow® https://www.jacquardproducts.com/dye-na-flow.html from Jacquard®.)
• Clear aloe vera gel
• Foam brush

Directions

Prepare the printing surface

1. Stack the newspapers on top of each other and top with the batting. Place the drop cloth or muslin on this stack, wrap the edges around to the back of the newspaper/batting stack, and tape it in place with painter’s tape. My surface is 20″ × 30″ but customize yours to fit your space.
2. Tape the printing surface to the worktable with painter’s tape to keep it from shifting while printing.

Apply the resist

1. Tape the stencil to the underside of the silkscreen frame with painter’s tape.
   Tip: Use a stencil with a fairly simple design and large openings. Fine details may not transfer well.

1. Pour some of the colored school glue gel into the well of the frame. Using an old credit card or a squeegee, drag the glue across the silk surface. This will push the resist through the stencil onto the fabric.

1. When finished, remove the silk screen and clean it and the stencil immediately. Set the fabric aside to air dry. This may take 24 hours.
2. When the fabric is thoroughly dry, heat set the glue by pressing with a dry iron (no steam) at medium heat from both sides with a pressing sheet. Do not skip this step—even though the glue is dry it needs to be heat set to obtain a clear resist.

Paint the fabric

 In another small container, mix
— 1 tbsp. clear aloe vera gel and
— ½ tsp. of liquid fabric paint.
Tip: I like to use Dye-na-Flow because it is a highly pigmented liquid paint. You only need a small amount of paint to color cloth, which makes it ideal for this technique.

 

1. Pin the fabric with the glue facing up on the printing surface. Use the credit card, squeegee, or foam brush to move the paint across the cloth. Set it aside to dry. This usually takes 6–12 hours.
2. Once dry, heat set the fabric from both sides with a dry iron, following the manufacturer’s instructions.
3. Soak the fabric in water for an hour and then wash it by hand or in a washing machine with a mild detergent. Air-dry and press. Your fabric is ready for your next project!

Tips for Success

• Use only liquid food coloring for this technique. The gel kind is almost impossible to remove from the fabric.
• If you want to use this technique on silk, choose green, red, or yellow food color to mix with the glue gel. Blue food coloring tints the fabric and will not wash out.

*over-painted cloth*

 

I hope you will try this *fun* technique!
You can find the magazine where this article was published HERE