I’ve been working on my latest quilt “Down the Drain”. I
used one copy of the pattern to place behind my white base fabric to use to position
my applique pieces properly. At one point I wasn't pleased the way the flow was coming
across, so I started “unfusing” (aka, peeling off) some of the pieces (so
thankful for Misty Fuse!). Ugh, the black ink from the pattern had transferred
onto the back of the white fabric and was showing through. Lesson learned, watch the way I fuse from now
on. I did grab a new piece of white fabric and transferred the other pieces over,
without the pattern behind the fabric.
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| Down the Drain - in process |
I like the way the quilt is flowing now and I’m creating
most of the pieces without the pattern. Here’s a peek at what I have
accomplished so far. My deadline for this quilt is growing closer, so I need to
get busy and get back in the Studio for some serious fusing time.
When I was frustrated with the black ink transferring to the
white fabric, I had to step out of the Studio and do something different. So, I
made my way down to the Dye Studio and tried a few “sink dyeing” ideas I had been
thinking about. When I was about to pull the fat quarter out sink I went
looking for my drying racks. Hmmmm, where were they? Mr. Wonderful has been a
little OCD about straightening the garage lately. Second lesson learned that
day, when Mr. Wonderful comes to me and says, “Look how much more room we have
around your car”, I need to start asking where my drying racks are and my other
treasures in the garage. He had done it again, stored “my stuff” in the upper
cabinets where I can’t reach them. He wasn’t using them, so they could be
stored out of the way, right? My drying racks are now safely (I hope) stored
under my dye table.
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| MRI Mirage |
I have completed “MRI Mirage”. Here is the final picture of
it. It is ready to be entered in the DAFA / Alzheimer’s show. This is my
favorite quilt, right now. I love the dept of the colors and how the deep
center draws you in.
Back to the Studio I go! Have a creative day everyone!
