Elegant Aprons

-
I'm on a roll with this apron pattern! 
I love how elegant this fabric makes this apron.
This is a pattern from Indygo Junction called Bon Appetit.

Comments

Jane Babcock said…
Very nice. I love the fabric.
January 29, 2011 at 5:55 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Gelli Plate Tutorial with Leaves

-
Image
Here's the Gelli Plate Tutorial you asked for! My Gelli plate has been well used and well loved. 1. Place Gelli Plate on a flat, covered working surface, and place small dots of paint onto the plate.  My demo photos are with me using acrylics and paper but it works exactly the same with fabric paint and fabric.  I like using Jacquard Textile paint when I make fabric prints. 2. Use a brayer to spread the paint evenly across the plate. 3.  I used the leaves as a resist for the first print. 4. Place the paper/fabric on top of the printing plate and smooth it out nicely to get an even print. 5.  Carefully lift up the paper/fabric. Found a photo from when I printed the fabric - see same process. This is a first print. 5.  I know that MONOprinting means ONE print but seriously, when you remove the leaves from the plate there are these beautifully textured leaves left on the plate just dying to be printed.  I couldn't ignore them!  So this is wher
Read more

How to Mono-Print on Fabric with Gel Printing Plates

-
Image
I thought I'd do a little "How to" on making Mono-Prints onto fabric using the Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plate.  I've made some mono-prints using an acrylic sheet but I really like the ease and feel of using the gel printing plate much better.  The advantage of using the gel plate as opposed to a plate made from gelatin is that the plate is ready to use whenever you are ready.  The plate comes in a 6x6" size as well as an 8x10" and word has it they are coming out with a 12x14" plate!  I'm looking forward to the bigger size! In the meanwhile here is how to make a Mono Print onto Fabric - Supplies: fabric paints (I used Jacquard Textile Paint) a brayer pfd fabric Gelli Arts gel printing plate (I'm using an 8x10" plate) stamps, stencils, toilet paper rolls and anything else you would like to use to make marks Take the plate out of the package (remove the plastic from each side) and place it on a piece of paper to protect whatever surface you
Read more

Quilt National

-
Image
My husband and I took a red-eye flight to Columbus, Ohio, and then drove the one hour to Athens, Ohio, to attend the opening of the Quilt National quilt show where my piece, Wild Flowers was being shown. Made a stop at Tim Horton's, a Canadian chain for some delicious breakfast sandwiches and donut holes. We went to the Kennedy Art Museum, on the Ohio University campus. This is the side of the building. Photo of the front of the building from the cleveland.com website. The building was designed in the 1860s by Cleveland architect Levi Scofield, and was originally part of the Athen's Lunatic Asylum. It opened in 1996 as the Kennedy Museum of Art. There were some lovely prints, paintings and exhibits. It didn't take long to tour, which was good for my knees. I was glad to be able to see this Elizabeth Catlett print. I admire her work. I've seen some of her her other prints in person, and was anxious to also see this one. Friday evening, the Quilt National show opened, and
Read more