Salt Lake City Quilt Show, Part 2: Irena Bluhm
05-08-2011, 08:50 AM
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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.
05-08-2011, 09:11 AM
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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/
http://www.irenabluhmscreations.com/information/
05-08-2011, 11:16 AM
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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.
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.
05-08-2011, 11:17 AM
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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.
05-08-2011, 12:45 PM
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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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