Hello! A Floorquilter From New Mexico (Desert Southwest)
 

:) Hi! everyone. My name is Carolyn, and I love making floorquilts--No-sew fabric decoupaged floorcloths. I started making these walkable works of art over a year ago, and could not stop. My workshop is located in the scenic desert southwest, and is surrounded by beauty and inspiration. Because floorquilting with protective coatings is a newer craft, which so many quilters (both traditional & art) are interested in. What is especially nice, is that you can use your scrap remnants of fabric to construct these durable and appealing floorquilts--art quilts that you can actually walk on, and that will not wear-or-tear. Our floors, you could say, allow us, yet, another place to showcase our favorite fabrics and quilt designs. Happy quilting!

hello, from Melbourne Australia

Welcome from Michigan!:)

Welcome from the California desert.:thumbup:

Welcome from Minnesota and happy quilting :)

hello from canada could you show a picture of your floor quilts? i would love to see them.

Hello and welcome from NE Ohio.

Hello, welcome from Oklahoma!!!

:) welcome from se TX

Welcome from Indiana :)

Welcome from Michigan and ditto the picture request!

Hello & welcome from NC!

Howdy and welcome, from Texas!

Good morning! everyone. My introduction was edited, which left half a sentence that I apologize for (I should have read the rules on links & advertising:eek:--sorry!). To continue with that sentence...Floorquilting is a newer craft that I want to share with others. They are so fun and easy to make--even a young child can construct one. Using just scrap remnants of fabric, both of my sons helped me with the two that follow....

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Hello Carolyn!
Welcome from Minnesota!
Your floor quilts look fabulous!
Can you do a tutorial for us???? :)

Hi Carolyn, welcome from northern California! I hope you will post some pictures of your floorquilts.

Hi Jane! Am certainly planning on doing a tutorial sometime in the future. Floorquilting is such a fun craft, and I hope to share it with others. Will let you know when I get it finished.

Love your floor quilts. I amexcited to see how you make them. By the way welcome from asouth Dakota and South Sioux City. Nebraska.

Thank you all for the warm welcomes and compliments.

greetings from Pittsburgh PA-would love to see some of your work

Welcome from Lebanon Oregon!! I would love to see your work also!!!

Hello! So nice to meet so many kind people. Post #14 has a couple of pictures of my floorquilts. I will eventually be making a floorquilting tutorial. Just for the record: The construction of a (no-sew) floorquilt mainly involves the piecing of treated cotton fabrics onto a heavy-weight canvas to form an attractive design. Several coats of a decoupage medium and a clear water-based finish are then applied to protect the fabrics and enhance the colors on the fabrics. This is what enables us to walk on our quilts, while preventing wear-n-tear. Mine have stood up to the heaviest of traffic. I will further explain in the tutorial. Happy quilting!

Hello and welcome from Dallas tx

Hi from Ohio!

Hello from Illinois and I would also love to see your floor quilts, sounds quite interesting. I want something on my porch floor and this just may be just the same. do they stand up to the outside elements (on a covered porch say?)

Pat

Hello and welcome from the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Both are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

WOW!!! Your floor quilts are awesome!!!

Hi Pat! Floorquilts are spill-proof, but not entirely water-proof. In otherwords, any fluids that come in contact with a floorquilt would need to be removed within a reasonable amount of time, or as they occur. A water-based finish, which I use, will not yellow when it comes in contact with the sun, or yellow with the passing of time. I would recommend placing your floorquilt in a sheltered area of your porch, or removing it whenever there is rain that may reach it. Thanks for your interest, and Happy Quilting!

Welcome from Idaho......hope you'll post some photos of your floorquilts! Sounds interesting.

nice quilts sounds like a realy neet idea i might have to find a bit more about it and try making one. oh no another thing to add to my list of things to do.

Welcome from a native New Mexican. I'm glad you could join us. Your art work sounds interesting.

Welcome aboard the Board from Vermont! I've been meaning to try a floorquilt as a sample for the shop I work in, but haven't gotten around to it! Thanks for the reminder! Post some photos - we LOVE show and tell!

Hi! everyone. Post #14 on page 2 of this thread has a couple of pictures. I know what you mean paulswalia about time. It takes me nearly two weeks to make a floorquilt from scratch-to-finish, working 2-4 hours each day. It is a short amount of time compared to traditional quilts, but it is worth the time. These look amazing in quilting rooms. Often people match them with the room's color scheme and decor, and/or mimick a wall hanging, bed quilt, ect. Either way--no more boring floors. Happy Quilting!

Gorgeous floor quilts! Welcome from TX and thanks for sharing sew much!

What is the foundation for the floor quilts? Canvas?

Yes, a very heavy-weight 12 oz. or heavier cotton duck is preferred. The canvas must first be treated with a gesso primer before the treated fabrics are pieced onto it with a decoupage medium. Thanks for the compliments! everyone

welcome...your floor quilts are cute...will look forward to the tut

Welcome aboard - this is something I have always wanted to try but just haven't had time yet. Please show us some of your floor quilts!

Welcome from Indiana. Would love to see pictures of your floor quilts.