Printed Fabric Bee: Found Object Marks

This past month’s The Printed Fabric Bee challenge topic was Found Object Marks. Leslie Jenison the Queen Bee, chose this topic, requesting neutrals with a pop of color on an 8 x 18 piece of fabric. Before I show you the collection that will be given away, here is my piece and my process.

I started with this piece I had dyed with black fiber reactive dye mixed with enough water to make a lovely gray.

Since this was a challenge with found objects, I wanted to use a couple of my potato mashers found at thrift shops. I decided to first stamp the piece with deColourant. I love how this product takes away the color. I’m using my homemade gelatin plate as a stamp pad.

After stamping over the entire piece, I let it dry. When it was dry it was hard to see where I had stamped. However, as soon as I added the heat of the iron, the stamping appeared.

Next it was time to add a pop of color. I thought a little orange would be nice so with my wood masher I added Pro Chemical ProFab Orange opaque fabric paint.

And here is the finished piece again.

And a closeup.

Here is my 6 x 6 piece for the giveaway.

Now for the giveaway, if you’d love to win this collection of 6 x 6 inch fabrics, just leave a comment on the Printed Fabric Bee blog post or the Facebook page.  Deadline is June 14.

Stop by the other members’ blogs to see how they created their pieces. Good Luck!