Friday, May 2, 2014

The Printed Fabric Bee: Art Nouveau Collection Giveaway


It's the beginning of the month and time for another fabric giveaway from The Printed Fabric Bee. This month's queen bee was Jackie Lams and she asked us to interpret the theme, Art Nouveau.

Had some trouble with this one. I spent hours on Pinterest looking at images. In the end, I decided to do a piece that emphasized lines reminiscent of the period. I also decided to use the painting and resist techniques covered in Issue #18 of Julie B Booth Surface Design News. I go into more depth about the technique in the newsletter but you can get the gist of it here.

First, I ironed torn strips of freezer paper onto the fabric.


I then painted the uncovered areas of the fabric, alternating colors. I made sure I painted along the edges of the freezer paper so that the paint would flow and mix underneath the paper.


I drew designs with blue school glue gel and let them dry.


I ironed on another set of torn freezer paper strips, covering and exposing different areas of the fabric.


Another round of painting.


I wasn't totally happy with the result, so I mixed up a color that was a bit bluer and painted a few areas to better blend the colors.


Here is the finished 12" square and the 6" square for the giveaway.


To have a chance at the complete collection leave a comment on either Jackie Lams' blog or The Printed Fabric Bee blog. The winner will be announced on May 17th. Good luck!


And one more thing...
Two other members of The Printed Fabric Bee were in town (Alexandria, VA just west of DC) for the SAQA conference. I had the chance to meet Carol Eaton and (after too many years!) see Lesley Riley (mentor and friend). We had a great evening along with some other SAQA members and friends (including Judy Gula of Artistic Artifacts and quilt artist, Christine Adams). Lots of laughing and sharing. I got to see Carol's AMAZING fabrics in person (and of course had to buy a couple of yummy yards!). Hope some day we can get the whole Bee together!

6 comments:

  1. Great design and colors. 24Tangent@gmail.com

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    1. Thanks! Hope you leave a comment on either Jackie's or The Printed Fabric Bee blog to have a chance to win the collection.

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  2. Amazing design, and colors. Thanks for the giveaway.

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    1. Thanks for your comment, Janie. Don't forget to comment on either Jackie's or The Printed Fabric Bee blog in order to have a chance to win.

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  3. Such a clever technique!!! Thanks so much for sharing it.

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    1. Thanks, Sue! Hope you check out my newsletter. I go into more detail on the technique there. Also, lots of other ideas in past issues...all using materials you can find in your home!

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