The purpose of the fabric medium is to set the colors and I also believe make it washable. Don't quote me on the last part though. I know one person said that she had used fabric medium when she had helped color/paint a couch. This was my first time using it so perhaps others could answer that better than I. This technique has also been used (colorque') to do whole quilts that way so the ideas are really endless.

So would ironing do the same thing--set it? How about putting the same fabric medium then on labels that one has made on an ink jet printer? Would that help them to be longer lasting through washings?

Your mug mat is really cool BTW! I'm thinking I should make some sort of candle mat or runner using this method to try. Sounds so fun.

What a beautiful piece.

What a beautiful piece.

Not sure on ironing. Haven't been quilting that long to be able to answer that. I don't see why you couldn't put it on your labels. It does make them a little stiffer but not too bad and if it helps them through the washings it might be worth it. You'd have to experiment with that. Hadn't thought about that. Thanks.

Hey Bonni, Your mug rug is Beautiful, I love it!
Hug's Shawn :mrgreen:

Thanks Shawn. BTW, I am using that pin cushion you sent me almost every day. It was right by my side when I pinned this project. :)

To answer your questions - the fabic medium does set the colors and make it absorb into the fabric. I'm not sure on this item as I've never used it with colored pencils but It seems to have given them a water paint look.
I've also mixed in alittle and used with acrylic paints to paint on sweatshirts to help set the colors. On them we then ironed after it was dry as well.
Like Bonni said I even used this medium to paint a friends floral sofa when she wanted to add more color to it. The medium helped the paint absorb and made it alittle softer feel than if we had just used acrylic paint.
It can be purchase anywhere you find acrylic craft paints and is found in with the colors in the same size type of bottle as the paints. It is not very expensive and last a long time since you don't need to use much.

how cute!

Thanks for educating me on this "stuff"!

Very sweet!

Really like your mug rug, its really cute.

That is so very cute.

Very nice. You did a good job.
Hugs, Sharon

ok guys - what is the name of this medium?

Connie - its just called fabric medium - in with all the other craft paints.

I'll bring it monday and you can borrow it if you want. It got it from hobby lobby, called delta ceramcoat, textile medium. 8 oz. for $4.99.

very nice and pretty.

I love it!! It would make a lovely baby quilt. Did you use paints on the front?

I like it.

Cool.....I'll have to make some too!! :D

So pretty

that's sooo cute!

I love this. It makes me want to make a mug rug for my desk. I don't use a mug though, guess I will just have to put my water bottle on it....lol

I love it!

Cute. I will have to try this myself. I take it you can get the "medium" at Michael's or AC Moores?

The front was done with colored with colored pencils (the cheap ones). One of these days I will get water color pencils to use because I've heard that they blend better.

I am sure you can get it at Michael's. I don't have AC Moores around here so don't know about them. I got mine at Hobby Lobby so a similar type store should have it.

Great mug rug and great info. Thanks for the tips.

Beautiful, could you tell us what size it is.

This one is 6.5" x 9". I've made coaster size ones before also.

darn darn darn......now i have another project to do :)

Do you remember what website you found the easter picture on?

I'm sorry no I don't. I just googled easter coloring books. There were a lot of nice ones out there. It was fun going through them all.

Very nice! So pretty and just in time for Easter! I bet you had fun coloring!

Very cute!

Thanks for sharing very cute and interesting. I just had an idea I might try one for my sister to match the quilt I gave her. hmmmm!!! on the to do list..

That would be a cute idea. Earlier in the thread somebody asked if the fabric medium could be used for labels that were printed up on the computer. That got me thinking that this would also be a cute and fast way to do some labels. Instead of printing them up on printer, use pigma pens for the words and color a design on with the pencils,e tc. I hae to do a label for a wall hanging that has to be mailed out next week. I might work on something like that today.

And when you do ... plese show us the results! :)