Fabric + Paint + Thread = Fabulous
Pat Durbin creates beautiful pictorial quilts from her own photographs using paint, thread and fabric. In Fabric+Paint+Thread=Fabulous you will learn how she does this. I amsure you have noticed the trend to enhance your work with thread or paint. Pat offers some great hints and tips on painting on fabric, from what type of paints she uses to how it handles on dry or wet fabric. This is useful if you want to add just a touch of paint to your work to enhance an appliquéd block or just paint a background on which to begin your stitching. I like the step-by-step instructions and photos included for both painting and creating threadmotifs. Pat offers patterns for various leaf motifs that you will then create in thread using layers of tulle, water-soluble stabilizer and an embroidery hoop. Have fun learning this technique and I would recommend that you practice, practice, and practice. Save your finished leaves for future projects. --Patti Ives, The Applique Society Newsletter