February 23, 2015

A Spot of Color

It was such a gray and gloomy day for south Texas but a good opportunity to try my newly purchased Dye-Na-Flo paints. Practice comes first before making the “real” project. Checking out the colors on a practice scrap of the canvas I intend to use also provided an opportunity to try a glue resist. Many articles read over the years in Quilting Arts magazine gave me encouragement to just experiment. It was, after all, a scrap. Well, now I like the outcome and will have to think of something to make with the sample scrap—provided the glue does wash out without washing out the color. Instructions say to heat set and then rinse but no can do with the glue on it. The glue has to be washed out after soaking for at least 10 minutes. The experiment is not done yet but it was worth a photo at this point just in case. The colors at this point are exactly what I want for the iris I have planned for the canvas. I used a permanent marker that I hope will be the resist and have my picture drawn. I will have to remind myself that it is just a tote bag for carrying groceries—whether it turns out good or bad. Hopefully it will add to my confidence and lead to other projects I have in mind for the paint. I really like the way the paint migrated with the added salt and think that will be a good technique on the iris.

Helpful hint: I used a piece of leftover shelf plastic to protect my counter top. Just right for a small space and small piece.