surface design

Becoming a rose hip from Art and Quilting in Camden

Off and on for the past couple of weeks I have been dyeing fabric, drawing or photoshopping images to make thermofax screens, and finally working on collaging the background for the rose hip, the large (36″ square) version. To those of you have landed here from my new newsletter, thank you! To those of you who don’t know about my new newsletter, please go here to the home page and sign up! I will write about mid-month and will never share your info!

When I last checked in with you, I was just getting to this stage–finishing the ...

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Introducing Our Newest AGF Designer: Alexandra Bordallo from Art Gallery Fabrics-The Creative Blog

Hi Makers,

Hope you're all enjoying 2019, so far!

This year, we're planning BIG things here at AGF and super excited to share all of them with you, these next couple months! With that, I'd like to announce that our AGF family is getting a little bigger and I'd like to introduce you to our newest designer - Alexandra Bordallo! Currently residing with her husband and young son in Spain, Alexandra's whimsical style caught our eye, and we just knew she had to be part of our talented team.

Here's a little interview I did ...

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Busy busy busy from Art and Quilting in Camden

Do you ever have those days where you are trying to cram so much into one day you think your head will explode? Yeah. Today!

Rose Hips, large version, testing leaf fabrics — The best news is that the greens will work! This is my enormous rose hip in progress. The 12″ square “test drive” and demo sample is on the left. The big one will finish 36″ tall, probably square, possibly not.

So far today:

Rinse out hand-dyes from yesterday, hand wash
Machine wash and dry hand-dyes from yesterday, iron
View SAQA Webinar on 3-D artwork considerations
Create “artwork” for three simple thermofax screens
Add more things ...

added by Sarah Ann Smith 1 week, 5 days ago. under art , art quilting , color , dyeing , in progress quilts , mistyfuse , surface design , thermofax (Comments)

Barn Lot Quilt Series.....Progress from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I have been making some progress

on the rust dyed quilts...

This is the 5th quilt top in the series...

These images are super rusty!

In the upper right corner of the quilt top

you can see rusted horse shoes:

The horse shoes were worn by

the Cowboy's Cow Pony, Dancer...

rusted horse shoes on fabric...

All 5 quilt tops now have borders:

Quilt.....5

Quilt....1

Quilt.....2

Quilt....3

Quilt....4

I have some applique' work to do,

then they will be spray basted

and ready for machine quilting.

This was our sunrise this morning

just out ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 month, 1 week ago. under barn lot quilt series , design wall , farm , photo transfer , photography , rust dyeing , surface design

Soy Wax....Fabrics from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Last week I spent the day stamping

hot soy wax on fabric...

I started out with a

commercial batik fabric...

Using a found object,

I stamped hot wax on the fabric...

Then I painted over the waxed fabric with

purple setacolor textile paint...

When dry, I heat set the paint with an iron:

All that is left to do is wash out the wax

in a hot washing machine.

The shadow marks on the fabric will be

washed away in the washing machine:

These were SUPER FUN to create!

I am anxious to put them into a project soon.

CLICK ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under soy wax , surface design , textile painting

Nature Printing... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

We have gathered up leaves...

craft paint...

and friends...

we are nature printing today...

We are printing on paper tags...

Tag on the left is a printed leaf...

tag on the right is a real leaf glued down.

The green background is a large printed leaf...

then over printed with oak leaves.

Leaves with large veins work best...

This is an enjoyable way to spend the day!

CLICK HERE: to see My Quilts

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 month, 4 weeks ago. under fun , inspiration , printing , surface design

Soy Wax.....Class from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

The Permission 2 Play group

has gathered together to create

Soy Wax Batik on Fabric

Soy Wax Batik Fabric......Class Samples

Soy Wax

Soy Wax Flakes purchased from Dharma Trading

Found Objects.....for stamping wax on fabric

Potato Mashers.....always a favorite!

Love that PVC pipe for stamping wax!

After a quick demo....

the students are hot waxing

We are waxing over commercial fabrics...

light colors

After the fabrics are all waxed...

we move onto painting over the wax

Pebeo Setacolor

transparent and shimmer paints

We mix: 1 part paint to 2 or 3 parts water

The waxed fabric is ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 months ago. under classes , permission to play , soy wax , surface design

Soy Wax......Class Prep from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

The table is set for.....FUN!

I am soy waxing fabric today...

I mainly stamp with.....Found Objects:

Potato Mashers......always a favorite

Hand Cut Sponges.....also a favorite

This fabric was stamped with a hand cut sponge

then painted over with turquoise textile paint...

This is what it looks like after it is

heat set with an iron...

It needs to go in a HOT washing machine next.

This was also stamped with a hand cut sponge

I use diluted textile paints

I used a box fan to dry

the waxed and painted fabrics...

it takes about an hour ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 months ago. under class sample , classes , goats , soy wax , surface design

Ice Dyeing...Pillowcases from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am up at the Quilt Palace

working in the laundry room...

Very little laundry actually gets washed here...

it is mostly used as a dye studio.

I am ice dyeing pillowcases:

Ice covered with dye powder...

Depending on how deep you have the buckets

filled with ice...it takes a day or two for it to melt.

I was busy, so this sat for a week until I could

get back up to the Quilt Palace to process it.

Final Wash Out.....ready for the dryer

Here comes the.... Show 'n Tell

2 dozen pillowcases

Just love that ice ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 months, 1 week ago. under dyeing , surface design

Pat Pauly Workshop... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I recently attended a SAQA workshop

with Pat Pauly

Here we are in Coburg, Oregon

at the workshop...

Here is Pat Pauly explaining some of her

abstract art quilting techniques...

Her specialty is.....surface design work:

As you can see,

she has a great deal of FUN creating her fabrics!

She brought along a trunk full of her quilts...

This workshop was all about abstract design:

Pat would explain a technique,

then send us back to our seats

to execute her instructions:

Then, we would bring our samples up

and Pat would discuss our work...

I enjoyed Pat's teaching ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under abstract quilts , inspiration , surface design , workshop

mix and match from Karen Ann Ruane

mixing embroidered surfaces

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Rust Dyeing.... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I have 3 more Barn Lot Quilts planned

so I need more rusted fabric...

I soaked the fabric in vinegar,

wrapped the fabric around rusty objects,

wrapped it up in plastic bags

and put it out in the sun to rust...

After a week wrapped in plastic,

it is ready to process...

I soaked the fabric overnight in a bucket of

water and baking soda.

Then I washed and dried it.

Here it is fresh out of the dryer...

I now have 10 yards of newly rust dyed fabric.

Here are a few of my favorites:

It's time to ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under barn lot quilt series , rust dyeing , surface design

Barn Lot Quilt Series......Progress Report from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Oh yummy RUST...

I have missed you!

I began this quilt series 4 years ago,

created 2 quilt tops then.....stopped.

Well, here I go again...

I have the 3rd quilt images up

on the design wall...

I pieced the background with rust dyed fabrics...

Here is the quilt top background

up on the design wall...

The farm images are basted in place and the

3rd quilt top is ready for applique stitching.

Now I am ready to begin the 4th quilt top:

Here are the images for the 4th top...

The background is all pieced...

Background up on the ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under barn lot quilt series , design wall , farm , photo transfer , photography , rust dyeing , surface design

the next piece from Karen Ann Ruane

the next piece

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added by karen ruane 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under artist books , artwork , background , design , surface design

one thing leads to another from Karen Ann Ruane

surface design

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Handcrafted.....Foam Stamps from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

How FUN are FOAM STAMPS !

I have been saving up plastic food containers

all summer long...

they work great as the base for

creating these handcrafted foam stamps...

I use the adhesive backed foam sheets

to create the stamps...

The size of the plastic container determines

the size of the stamp you create...

I double up the foam sheets

so the stamp is thicker,

easier to apply paint

when you are stamping with them...

The foam sheets are backed with paper.

I draw the design on the paper side,

then cut out the shape with regular scissors...

it cuts like ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under fabric painting , surface design , textile painting

stitched papers from Karen Ann Ruane

stitched paper surfaces

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added by karen ruane 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under artist books , background , blue and white , online learning , paper , surface design

extending design from Karen Ann Ruane

exyending design

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added by karen ruane 4 months ago. under an embroiderers ledger , artist book , artist books , design , embroidered paper , embroidery , embroidery design , ledger , page , paper , paper page , paperwork , sketchbook , surface , surface design

Painted Canvas Tote Bags... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Remember this painted canvas?