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Foam stamp applique

By: Lynda April 22, 2020April 28, 2020

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I really like using stamps in different ways than just stamping the image on fabric. In this past post, I stamped and then thread stitched to make the applique. In this post, I’m making an applique using pieces of the stamped image.

Reverse Applique with four fabrics

By: Lynda April 13, 2020April 20, 2020

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I really love reverse applique. You can check out my tutorial here. However, I was only using a top and bottom fabric. Today I’m sewing reverse applique with four fabrics.

How to: Printed Foam Stamp

By: Lynda July 22, 2019July 30, 2019

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I love using real leaves to print on fabric. However, if my stash of preserved leaves are not available or I don’t have any preserved, a great way to get that printed image is to make a printed foam stamp.

Painting my new apron

By: Lynda May 21, 2019June 5, 2019

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I am so excited. I will be leaving Sunday for a week-long Pat Pauly workshop at QSDS (Quilt & Surface Design Symposium) in Columbus, Ohio. If you don’t know about Pat, she is a wonderful artist who makes contemporary quilts with her printed and painted fabrics. The class I’ll be taking is called “Glorious Prints.”

Printing with found objects

By: Lynda April 24, 2019April 30, 2019

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Sometimes it’s just fun to look around the house and start printing with found objects. That’s what I’m doing today. Clockwise is a potato masher, sponge, Tupperware lids, room keys, pool noodle and toilet paper rolls taped together. They are all sitting on the carpet non slip mat. Here is the first print. I covered…

How to: Low Immersion Dyeing

By: Lynda March 31, 2019April 6, 2019

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When I first started dyeing years ago I posted about low immersion dyeing. Since that time I’ve learned a lot and decided to share how I now do this type of dyeing. Also, I had several readers email me asking about low immersion. Like other dyeing, there are lots of ways to do this. Mine…

Dyeing Dawn’s Dyes

By: Lynda March 24, 2019December 30, 2019

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I am such a lucky duck! My friend Dawn gave me these old dyes recently. So today I’m showing you my results with dyeing Dawn’s dyes.

How to: Fabric Badges

By: Lynda March 10, 2019March 24, 2019

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I have a new obsession – fabric badges.

Soy Wax Batik and Fashion Spray

By: Lynda February 10, 2019October 27, 2021

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Today I wanted to show your my results with soy wax and Marabu Fashion Spray. In the past I’ve used Jacquard Dye-Na-Flow and fiber reactive dyes with this technique (and they work great!), but I wanted to see how well these sprays would hold up. If you’d like to see how I used these sprays…