Fabric paint instead of applique?
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Originally Posted by raptureready
I belong to a paint club too and every year since I can remember (way back in the 70's) we've raffled off a quilt at our fall craft show called Kris Kringle. The blocks have always been hand painted by our members and they have always been absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! You can buy acrylic fabric paint or there's a medium that you can purchase to put in regular acrylics to make them fabric ready. If you use regular acrylics without adding the medium the fabric will be REALLY stiff. The medium or the fabric paints are very soft and pliable. Read up on it, there's plenty of books available on the subject and probably tutorials, utube videos and everything else. Acrylic wall paint and acrylic paints are NOT the same thing. Look for Deco Art, Plaid, Ceramcoat, or something along that line in your local Micheals, Joann's, Hobby Lobby or even Walmart has a few. Just make sure that if they aren't fabric paints you add the medium. You might also want to practice on a few pieces to know just how to do it. It's usually a "no or very little water added" project. You also need some good stiff fabric brushes. They usually have stiff white bristles.
Be daring and have fun with your project.
#14
Using the Shiva Paintstiks is good too. Especially if you want to stencil. Yes, stencilling looks beautiful on fabric too. The Shiva is a little more solid and so it gives a different look. PRACTICE on some pieces that you aren't planning on using until you get it the way you want it.
#15
Here is a quilt I (with lots of helping hands) made for our daughter's kindergarden school auction project. We used the acrylic paints with the fabric medium mixed in. I got the ratios from the book "Calendar Kids". I have forgotten the author's name. :(
Heather's teacher Mrs. Brundage and TA Mr. Werhan
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the whole quilt. 64 different kid's handprints
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My favorite!
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#16
I have seen some art quilts where fabric paint has been used on the top of the quilt, along with piecing and applique. Mostly to enhance what is already there rather than painting the design on.
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#18
http://www.quiltuniversity.com/Galleries/gallery19d.htm
Here's a link to a few things done with paintsticks.
Here's a link to a few things done with paintsticks.
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