Transfer paint at Tellico Quilters, Tennessee, March 2023,
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Two day class at a quilt guild very close to me. It was very nice to have only 40 minutes to drive to meet with a great group. Tellico Quilters has many activities and even more very active members, who are involves in many community projects during the year .
First day of a two day class is always spend having fun mixing dye and making paint. It is always so fun to see how creative everyone gets just playing with paint. Above is a small assortment of the dozens of papers that was left to dry over night. The colors are rather dull on paper but will turn out a lot brighter on fabric. The content of the fabric is crucial, more polyester gives brighter colors.
Beautiful ferns with great definition. I can just imagine how this will look with added machine outline stitching.
Such an artzy image, using uncommon colors, giving this sycamore leaf a very modern look.
The textured effect here is great, combined with a cardstock stencil. Any paper can be used as long as it isn't too thick. Stencils are available at craftshops, or you can cut your own.
More ferns together with grass, and lots of textured background. A beautiful shade of red was achieved here.
These ferns turned out very defined and detailed. She made 4 similar ones, planning to make some bright placemats. They will for sure brighten up the dinner table!
A very soft color pallet, but enough to define the large fern, and a great starting point for added stitching.
This one is fun. Looks like the leaves are growing out of the blue grass. Lots of potential for added stitching to make it even more fun.
This unusual color combination (love the mustard yellow) was transferred onto a very textured cotton fabric (munk cloth, or large cross stitch fabric) and it just is very elegant. To me it looks like a flower arrangement. I think I need to try this fabric too.
This is one fabric with two defined areas. Love the ferns (of course) but the bleu and white grass transfer is stunning.
This was just a very small sampling of everything that was made on the second day of the class. So very inspiring, and new ideas in my head. Several that I will try out this spring and summer. This never gets old!
Thank you to everyone that was there, you have a wonder group!
