Quilts, Birthdays and Paint

Finished this!  One down three others to go.

She turned 11! How could that be?

We went shopping so she could spend some of that birthday money 

that was burning holes in her pockets.

Today we decided to try sunprints on fabric as explained

here. So far the results look good but we will know better after washing.

You wet the fabric and thin down acrylic paint with water.

Spread your fabric on black garbage bags in the sun.

Paint to your heart's desire...or spritz as in this case.

Or carefully design...

Or be totally sure it will be a fail.

Then you put leaves, buttons, rocks etc on the fabric and allow to dry

undisturbed in the sun...do not weight your items with 

plexiglass panels as I did...use rocks or something.

After it is dry you are supposed to run fabric in hot drier for 45 min..

or as I read on another site...iron with a pressing cloth dampened with vinegar.

Not sure what I'll try, I'm sure the smellier the better.

Gotta have a good chemical reaction somewhere there.

Will keep you posted. This might be our best...or worst craft project yet.

We plan to make jumpers from the fabric...that is why it is cut like this.

The male population did not want to participate, he chose to drive around with the 

garden tractor. I wonder why?

I bought a white sheet set because the fabric is less expensive that way

Shekinah decorated the pillowcase.