This is a fun way to make your own fabric. Draw with sharpie markers on light colored fabric and add 90% rubbing alcohol to make the dye in the marker disfuse. Let sit overnight then heat set. Moosegirl

That's a really cool idea! Wonderful, I'm going to have to try that. Do you let it sit in the alcohol overnight or do you dip and allow to dry?

WOW!! that neat I have to try it!! Thanks

How cool!

Aren't you clever. Looks like fun. How do you apply the alchol and after it is set is it then washable?

I used a foam paint brush to control the bleed factor-try small amounts first and see the results to decide how much to put on the drawn marker line. Moosegirl

Thanks for the tip! Pretty flowers!

You are so artistic!! Lovely quilt!

What a wonderful idea. My 15 yr old DS is an artist and I was looking for a way to incorporate his drawings into a quilt. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for sharing! I love it!

Very Nice, love it

To heat set did you just iron over the top?

I've got the markers, fabric and paint brushes now I just need to see if I've got the alcohol.

Sounds like a cool idea! I will definitely try it!! Thanks for sharing that tip!! :thumbup: :-D

That is neat....thank you for sharing

Nice idea! Thanks for sharing!

Very cool!

Very pretty!!! Sounds like a cool idea!

Your quilt is beautiful! thank you for sharing this technique with us :D:D:D

Cool idea! I will have to try this............

You might try looking at your rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) for the percentage. Some are 70% and some are 90%. You might get different amounts of bleed with the different percentages. Maybe I'll experiment a little this weekend.

LOL, art I can do! Thanks for the great idea!

Really great idea.... I have to try that!

This sort of looks like the effect you can get with the VERY expensive Tsuzenko inks.


I wonder if cheap vodka would work as well as rubbing alcohol?

I can feel another experiment coming on. If the ink doesn't bleed you can drink what's left in the bottle and it will look like it did. :mrgreen: Just kidding. I don't have an artistic bone in my body so I don't think any amount of ink diffusion will help my best efforts. I hope to see more great stuff from the rest of you.

Your quilt is beautiful. That's a great idea thanks for sharing it. I might have to have my day care kids 'paint' some pictures for me...

Ahhhh, but you'd have to beware of the quilt police!! They might get you for drinking and drawing. :oops:

So thanks for the fun idea. I went and bought permanent markers (an 8 pack for 4 bucks at walmart, part of the back to school sale, if anyone else is in need) and some rubbing alcohol. I had tons of fun. First I used some muslin and man it really bled. Then I tried some other fabric and a little less rubbing alcohol :) Anyways lots of fun. I made 4 different pieces. Thanks for the entertainment :)

I ran a chemical warehouse for the University of Illinois for years and 90% alcohol would be 180 proof. I don't know how strong vodka comes but . . . . .

neat idea

I bought a pile of "stuff" at a rummage sale which included some old muslin. I've washed it in Oxy-clean and I've been moving it about wondering what to do with it. ------------next women's meeting at my church will have a sharpie/alcohol demonstration.

THANKS!

thanks for sharing, I also did a search online and found this with acrylic paint and 91% alcohol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUgNm5VVQMU

What a great idea. I'm going to try that out next week on my days off.

Great idea! I like you quilt!

Chele, I see the wheels inside your head are turning! Thanks for sharing Moosegirl.

very creative..............