Help! Paint on quilt
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First I'd do the research suggested to see if it's advisable.
Then I'd make a complete mini-quilt with the same materials and in the same manner as you have with the main quilt.
Next, I'd put it to the test .... wash and dry in the extreme conditions it might be put to. Yes, you might intend to always give it TLC, though what about the time it accidentally sneaks into the hot water wash. Yes, abuse it just as it might happen.
Then you'll know how it might stand up ... and whether you want to proceed! (and as you know, please be sure to let us know afteR!)
Then I'd make a complete mini-quilt with the same materials and in the same manner as you have with the main quilt.
Next, I'd put it to the test .... wash and dry in the extreme conditions it might be put to. Yes, you might intend to always give it TLC, though what about the time it accidentally sneaks into the hot water wash. Yes, abuse it just as it might happen.
Then you'll know how it might stand up ... and whether you want to proceed! (and as you know, please be sure to let us know afteR!)
#9
Puffy paint on cotton sweaters works fine, so it should do just fine.
Just make sure you use a brush to make your lines flat and thin, otherwise over time the thick line of puffy paint will stiffen up, crack, and can be pulled up off of the material.
My mom used to use thick edges of puffy paint to edge all of her raw edge applique so the edges of the fused prints would not pull up over multiple washings. It worked for a time, but eventually we wound up having to pull off the puffy paint and satin stitch the edges to keep the applique from completely unfusing from the backing.
I would hate for your DGS's name to be lost because the paint pulls up after multiple washings.
Good luck!
Just make sure you use a brush to make your lines flat and thin, otherwise over time the thick line of puffy paint will stiffen up, crack, and can be pulled up off of the material.
My mom used to use thick edges of puffy paint to edge all of her raw edge applique so the edges of the fused prints would not pull up over multiple washings. It worked for a time, but eventually we wound up having to pull off the puffy paint and satin stitch the edges to keep the applique from completely unfusing from the backing.
I would hate for your DGS's name to be lost because the paint pulls up after multiple washings.
Good luck!
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