I began this project back in 2003 while taking a class from Susan Brittingham at Quilt University. The class was called Viewpoints. I learned alot, and I enjoyed the class very much. I certainly had fun learning about perspective while drawing a design.
So why did my project sit in a box so long?
Once I added the red and purple border to the top, I thought I ruined it. I didn’t like it.
Funny how time changes things.
Now I like it. Alot.
The fabric is entirely hand painted, and hand dyed, by your’s truly. Except for the batik used to make the columns.
Why ‘Perhaps Moses’? I’m not sure what I want to add to this piece, but Moses is under consideration.
I’ve been meeting with a group of quilt sisters for several years (not to be confused with other groups of quilting sisters that I’ve been meeting with for years). We call ourselves the Catastrophes or, Cats, for short. This year we decided to take turns teaching each other a few things. Last month, I shared how to makesilk fusion. I am also in charge of July’s meeting.
So, on Friday, I shared how to make sunprints with painted fabric. However, I get to sit in the corner with a dunce cap because I forgot to take photos of the fun.
Sunprinting is easy.
In short, get yourself some pfd (prepared for dyeing) fabric, some Setacolor Transparent paint, foam brushes, water and whatever objects you’d like to print. The objects need to lie flat against the surface of the fabric for a good print.
You’ll need lots of sunshine too!
I’ve been painting fabric for years, but since I forgot to take photos, I found a video on YouTube for you.
And here are two fabrics I painted on Friday (the first is painted, but not printed…the second is sunprinted with tissue paper triangles):
Here are some hand paints done in the past (some sunprints, some done with salt, and others done with scrunching):
You can get very creative with this. I wish I had taken photos…the girls were using lace, buttons, washers, garter clips, drapery hooks, silk flowers, stickers and more.
Today is a play day. It has been raining all week but no matter. A few quilting sisters have come over and we are playing with silk fusion.
Silk fusion can be used to make bowls, journal covers, wearable art and so much more.
The following close up photos show layers of silk roving fused into a sheet…similar to the look and feel of mulberry paper. The layers can be thick, but I chose to make sheer fusion.
You will notice white areas. That is the foam core board showing through the silk fusion. I laid the fusion on the foam core to take the photos.
Clicking on a photo will give you a closer look.
The following fusion is very sheer, almost ethereal. Nevertheless, it is strong.
Silk fusion can be cut; it will not fray. It can be glued, stitched, beaded and thread painted.
The following fusion is an experiment. I don’t know the content of the fibers, certainly not silk. And rather than using a diluted textile medium to create the fusion, I tried the timeless Elmer’s (also diluted).
Although it worked, I prefer the textile medium to Elmer’s. What I do like about this piece is the depth the layers created.
If you would like to know more about silk fusion, you can Google it. You’ll find lots there. My favorite method to create fusion is Sue Bleiweiss’ silk fusion tutorial.
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