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I just started quilting this piece last night for my cousin who wants to put it in a frame. That means no binding!
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Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
Soooo..... after you have colored the fabric with colored pencils, you can never wash that quilt, can you? And what does the fabric medium do?
Yes, you CAN WASH the quilts!!! The whole point of the fabric medium is to make whatever color you are applying PERMANENT! Watercolor pencils, regular pencils, etc, all become permanent after the application of the fabric medium. |
Originally Posted by janeknapp
I just started quilting this piece last night for my cousin who wants to put it in a frame. That means no binding!
It's really pretty- keep at it! |
Originally Posted by janeknapp
I just started quilting this piece last night for my cousin who wants to put it in a frame. That means no binding!
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Go to Irena Bluhm's website for instructions when using colored pencils and textile medium. Scroll down to Quilt First, add Color later.
http://www.irenabluhmscreations.com/information/ |
Originally Posted by janeknapp
You can wash quilts that have been made with watercolor pencils, but they need to be heat set first. If you color your blocks and heat set, then soak them in water before piecing and quilting. I have not found any color to come out.
I'm working with watercolor pencils (Michaels). You can use water to take the color from the surface of the fabric down into the fibers. However, water can make it bleed outside the lines. You work from the middle and push the dampness to the outside. Reading these posts I find that fabric medium works, but I haven't tried that. Just this week I learned that clear aloe vera gel works great and there is no bleeding. I used it and like it. It dries quickly (5 minutes or less) just like water. You can heat set it before it is dry by using a pressing cloth. I haven't tried painting or using watercolor pencils AFTER quilting. I would question heat setting after quilting as it could damage the loft especially if using poly batting. I do use wool in my quilts which gives loft but doesn't melt when pressed. |
Originally Posted by sgardner
Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
Soooo..... after you have colored the fabric with colored pencils, you can never wash that quilt, can you? And what does the fabric medium do?
Yes, you CAN WASH the quilts!!! The whole point of the fabric medium is to make whatever color you are applying PERMANENT! Watercolor pencils, regular pencils, etc, all become permanent after the application of the fabric medium. |
I was able to go to this quilt show this year and everything that has been said about these quilts is true. They were truley beautiful. They represent a lot of hard work, talent, time, patience, and the list goes on and on.
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Thanks for sharing those gorgeous quilts..Some quilters are just artists!!
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wow, I'm speechles, stunning quilts.
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wow are you kidding me !!!
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I just love these quilts, thanks for sharing.
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THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!!
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AMAZING!!
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Dazzling. Such interesting techniques and the quilting is astonishing.
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Back to school for me, I am going to learn how to color in the lines...practice, practice, practice.
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Only one word for these quilts-AWESOME!
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Ok ,I guess I don't get it :oops:
You do the quilting outlines first??? and then color it in?? or is it the other way around? Color me stupid today :oops: :oops: :oops: |
Thanks so much for sharing. I usually get to this show as it's just down the hill from my home, but we are on the east coast for our daughter's wedding - so missed it this year.
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I'm just blown away by these quilts. I could spend hours looking at the pictures alone--I don't think I could be pulled away from looking at the actual quilts.
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These are such amazing quilts! Just beautiful.
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Originally Posted by cinnya
Ok ,I guess I don't get it :oops:
You do the quilting outlines first??? and then color it in?? or is it the other way around? Color me stupid today :oops: :oops: :oops: |
Thanks for posting the pictures. The quilting is amazing.
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These quilts are so-o-o-o beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
Originally Posted by sgardner
Ok, that's it for tonight's posting- watch for another set of quilts from all different artists tomorrow in part 3!
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She is one beautiful artist.thanks for sharing.
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Totally awesome quilts !!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing with us.
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wow, her work is magnificent.
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Very beautiful.Love the colors.
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Amazing! Thanks for posting.
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Irena is quite an artist. Her work is splendid!
Thanks for sharing! |
thank you so much for sharing with us.
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I've just been having a play with this idea in the borders of a competition piece I'm working on. I drew circles of 3/4" diameter with blue pen then using this as a centre, bounced off freehand to create the petals of a flower. Then I freehand quilted the stamens in a different colour. I got some Pentel Pastel Dye Sticks for fabric - they only cost £4.46 for a set of 15 delicious colours! They blend really nicely, I shaded in my flowers then pressed over a cloth with a hot iron. I've hand washed a sample and nothing shifted. I then plan to hand sew some seed beads in the centres... I'll post the quilt in a few days. :-D
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