Thermofax Printing with Country Village Quilters

Wednesday afternoon we led a program for the Country Village Quilters in Moultonborough, NH.  Our friend Terri Sontra (Purple Moose Designs) is a member of this guild and asked us to do a technique program for them.  After a short business meeting, we provided background info on thermofax printing, demonstrated the process, and then turned the ladies loose to try their hand.

We had a group of about 18 ladies, and though art quilting and surface design is not their typical form of quilting, they were eager to give it a try.

Sue demos the printing process.

Cleaning screens.

Printing away!  We limited the screens to a north woods theme - pine cones, pine sprigs, ferns.

Some participants had backgrounds in other types of painting so did not hesitate to dive in.

One of the finished pieces.

This was a lovely quilt we saw as part of the guild's show and tell.

We had a good time teaching about printing and the ladies all appeared to enjoy learning something new!