Sun Printed Apron

Yesterday I played again in the sun with Setacolor Transparent Paints and Crafters Workshop stencils.

I pinned this easy adjustable apron tutorial several months ago. See the directions on Purl Bee here. I made this apron out of canvas drop cloth.

Here is what it looked like after I sewed it. Okay but it needed some color. I thought about ice dyeing, but decided I wanted some control.

My canvas drop cloth apron before sunpainting
My canvas drop cloth apron before sun painting

This is what it looks like today using Setacolor Transparent Paints, the Crafters Workshop Daisy Cluster Stencil and the sun.

My finished apron
My finished apron

Here is a close up of the apron.

Closeup of apron
Closeup of apron

While I was in the middle of the painting I decided to play on a piece of drill cloth.

For this piece I used the Cosmic Swirl stencil from Crafters Workshop.

Drill fabric with cosmic swirl stencil
Drill fabric with cosmic swirl stencil

And this one I used the Retro Squares stencil.

Drill fabric with Retro Squares stencil
Drill fabric with Retro Squares stencil

A couple of weeks ago when I used Setacolors I thought the colors weren’t bright enough. This time I added less water to the paint and the colors were much more vibrant. This is such an easy way to paint fabric and it’s so much fun.