Painter's Canvas Drop Cloth Morphs into Quilted Rug
01-06-2013, 08:13 AM
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If you don't like the solid, new color of the painter's canvas, find a professional painter and offer to buy their used one from them....paint spots and all for interest! Use some additonal paint, or even spritz bleach on it to brighten it up before quilting.
by the way - painter's cloths also make great sofa and chair covers...just throw them over, tuck and use.
by the way - painter's cloths also make great sofa and chair covers...just throw them over, tuck and use.
01-06-2013, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
Very nice! I make most of my tote bags from painter's canvas which I purchase at Lowe's or Home Depot (don't get the plastic backed stuff!). It machine embroiders really well, no puckering from dense designs, and wears like iron. I've never thought of quilting it, but I'm going to try that next! thanks for the tip.
ETA, Oh, I just had another thought. i wanted to make some picnic quilts. I think I'm going to try using the canvas as a backing.
ETA, Oh, I just had another thought. i wanted to make some picnic quilts. I think I'm going to try using the canvas as a backing.
01-06-2013, 05:13 PM
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Yes, When you are done painting a room, take the canvan up and add some more paint by brush or roller, and take a sponge or cloth and smear the paint around.
My husband and I opened a photo studio and couldn't afford many pretting backgrounds, so I bought a very large canvas background cloth and used regular household paint. We mixed colors of paint and just went after it. After it dried overnight if we wanted to add more color, we did until it got just right. I think we still have one we painted with brown paint toned down with white and in places we added some blue paint toned down by various amounts of white. It was fun to do. At first they were really stiff, but after using for a while and after I washed them they softened up.
My husband and I opened a photo studio and couldn't afford many pretting backgrounds, so I bought a very large canvas background cloth and used regular household paint. We mixed colors of paint and just went after it. After it dried overnight if we wanted to add more color, we did until it got just right. I think we still have one we painted with brown paint toned down with white and in places we added some blue paint toned down by various amounts of white. It was fun to do. At first they were really stiff, but after using for a while and after I washed them they softened up.
Originally Posted by suziehammond
We are just starting a housebuilding. Guess where all my painting drop cloths are going? I think I can manage a rug for every room and they will all be in the right colors that's for sure!
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