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rdem 08-15-2009 09:57 PM


Originally Posted by Jim's Gem
They are both beautiful. Did you hand paint those flowers on your wall hanging?

thankyou no i didn't hand paint the flowers, I printed them onto the fabric using real flowers and a hammer to bash the dye from the flowers into the fabric. 2nd try at posting, hope it works this time

SulaBug 08-15-2009 10:40 PM

Very lovely!! :D Was it easy to
hammer the real flowers onto
your fabric? It turned out just
wonderful!!
:D :D :D :D :D

rdem 08-15-2009 11:14 PM


Originally Posted by SulaBug
Very lovely!! :D Was it easy to
hammer the real flowers onto
your fabric? It turned out just
wonderful!!
:D :D :D :D :D

no. best to do a trial first, using different thicknesses of material. I found that a medium weight white cotton best.
also try different flowers as some are too dry, these don't come through, and some are too juicy, these bleed into material and smudge.
1. a surface you can use a hammer on
2. lay a peice of (white) material on surface, to blot any excess dye
3. lay another peice of white material on top of the first peice of material, to print on
4. place flower you wish to print on top of all that and another peice of material over all of that and start hammering firm but gently
Do 1 flower at a time. We did this when we were kids hope you like it.

CindyBee 08-16-2009 01:15 AM

You did a great job! I like them both. I really like your fabric choices on the second one.

NorBanaquilts 08-16-2009 03:06 AM

Both are wonderful, love the colors on the second one.

Bevanger 08-16-2009 03:27 AM

Both are Gorgeous. Keep up the good work :D

katier825 08-16-2009 03:27 AM

Those are great!

*QuilterWannabee* 08-16-2009 04:57 AM

Gorgeous, love what you did with the real flowers. I'll bet all kinds of leaves would look super, too! They are both lovely.

Lainee 08-16-2009 05:33 AM

Please show us another close-up of the bashed flower center...how clever!

Love the colors in the quilt.

bearpaw 08-16-2009 05:48 AM

Very pretty! Great idea with the flowers, they came out great!


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