Great job! Those are really cute and I think you've given me some ideas for what to do with some of my scrap yarn and wooden beads I've had for years.
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I've made three and since there is never enough one color yarn, it's easy to use up leftover with layers. The others are hues of a basic color. That is the pattern with the weird tie closure, so I just went with the draw string style instead. Have fun making your crafts.Great job! Those are really cute and I think you've given me some ideas for what to do with some of my scrap yarn and wooden beads I've had for years.
I was gutted. Totally defeated. But a lovely, wonderful lady in a quilting group on FB offered to fix it for me. Her kindness inspired me to not give up, and after only a couple of days, I'm planning the next one. It won't be so ambitious. Just a hand painted panel with a couple borders.
I did kick myself pretty good. But it's a learning curve. A fall-off-a-cliff steep learning curve, but I'm over it. If this next one isn't a total disaster, I'll keep with it.
Good for you! Let us know how it turns out.I was gutted. Totally defeated. But a lovely, wonderful lady in a quilting group on FB offered to fix it for me. Her kindness inspired me to not give up, and after only a couple of days, I'm planning the next one. It won't be so ambitious. Just a hand painted panel with a couple borders.
I did kick myself pretty good. But it's a learning curve. A fall-off-a-cliff steep learning curve, but I'm over it. If this next one isn't a total disaster, I'll keep with it.
Lepplady I’m glad you decided to not give up.
A baby quilt I made is hidden in a closet. One day I plan to take it out and fix the errors that made it unusable.
A baby quilt I made is hidden in a closet. One day I plan to take it out and fix the errors that made it unusable.
Oh dear. Speaking from very recent experience, it might not be as bad as you thought. I didn't think mine could be saved, but it looks like it might be salvageable.
It is reparable. But it means taking the entire thing apart. I rushed.
I really envy you crafters who can work with fabric. I tried to find a picture of how horrible an effort from me would look but even the ones that were tagged as horrible, terrible and poorly made looked loads better than anything I would attempt. So I don't. I sit back and admire the stuff you folks do. 
Same here. I thought I was being careful, but if I'm honest, I have to admit that I was eager to see it put together. The work suffered for it. Lesson learned.
The vote's still out on whether I'll make a go of it in the quilting universe. LOL!I really envy you crafters who can work with fabric. I tried to find a picture of how horrible an effort from me would look but even the ones that were tagged as horrible, terrible and poorly made looked loads better than anything I would attempt. So I don't. I sit back and admire the stuff you folks do.
I'm practicing painting on fabric for my next baby quilt. It's an adventure, since I usually paint on hard surfaces. But I'm having fun with my poor experimental mutant baby, trying out paints and markers. What will go through the wash? What stays? What runs?
The paint I didn't water down works, the colored markers work, the black marker ran and the watered down paints faded in the wash. So. I've got a pretty good idea of what's going on my nephew's baby quilt for his daughter.
I don't think that's bad, she's cute! Again, you are in territory into which I shall never travel. I'm not much of a representational artist. I can do abstract art but I can't replicate any object. ANY object.
Many markers and acrylic paints can be made colorfast/permanent on fabrics by ironing them using a press cloth. There are also paints and markers that are specifically made for painting on fabrics. That's what I used on the calla lily. Blick Art Materials and Dharma Trading Co. are good on-line resources if you can't find any in your area and have a little better quality, high-end products than you'd find in most craft stores.Same here. I thought I was being careful, but if I'm honest, I have to admit that I was eager to see it put together. The work suffered for it. Lesson learned.
The vote's still out on whether I'll make a go of it in the quilting universe. LOL!
I'm practicing painting on fabric for my next baby quilt. It's an adventure, since I usually paint on hard surfaces. But I'm having fun with my poor experimental mutant baby, trying out paints and markers. What will go through the wash? What stays? What runs?
The paint I didn't water down works, the colored markers work, the black marker ran and the watered down paints faded in the wash. So. I've got a pretty good idea of what's going on my nephew's baby quilt for his daughter.
Forgot to mention that you can also use colored pencils and then heat-set them with an iron (iron from the back or use a pressing cloth) to make them colorfast. I used Prismacolor pencils for this one.
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I saw this on Facebook and had to investigate! My first thought was to tell you guys about it.I don’t know why it appeals to me but it does.(I am not affiliated with it or anything I just think it looks like great fun).It’s called Paint With Diamonds.It says a cross between paint by numbers and cross stitching.Anyone else ever seen such a thing? I think I would be concerned about the “diamonds” falling off after awhile but I guess they could be sealed on.
Haven't heard of that before. I know, hard for me to believe, too.
I was pretty disappointed because the paint I'm using is supposed to be permanent on fabric. But I think I was jumping the gun again and washing them too soon. So, for the second try, the mutant baby that held up better, I waited for the paint to dry thoroughly, and then baked the piece in the dryer. It held up much better, but still faded more than I'd like.
So I picked up the fabric markers. I'm disappointed again, though, because half of them are dried out. Even ones I hadn't used yet.
I want to try Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils. They're recomended highly for painting quilts, the colors are vibrant, and they're supposed to be REALLY permanent.
(not mine)
Big image: Inktense watercolor hummingbird. (also not mine)
I love it!
I'll have to try that! Thanks for the tip!
Maybe I'll find that I can use my own watercolor pencils. That would make me a very happy Leppy.
Neesy
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Wow - is that original art? - that is a pretty picture - well done!
I have heard of it, a lady in town did a Pennywise one. It looked pretty cool.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Haven't heard of that before. I know, hard for me to believe, too.
Sounds like something Oprah Winfrey and Martha Stewart would be into! (rather expensive I would think)
