We were saying to each other today that it doesn't seem like we get as much done these days as we once did! What's up with that?
If our math is right, this is the tenth time we have had quilt camp. The number of years is higher because we had a few years when we couldn't get together. Probably somewhere around 14 years we have come to the garage here at Merrymount on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee to stir our creative juices and work on our business selling Thermofax screens through Etsy and promoting them on social media.
Today Elizabeth rinsed out the excess dye from this lovely vine flower Thermofax screen done with Color Magnet and Coral MX dye.
And her pole dyed piece. Not sure why this year the white lines from the string isn't as prominent. Perhaps oversoaked, not wound and scrunched tightly enough or too few layers on the pole. It is still ok, just a faint glimpse of texture.
You saw a sneak peek at Molly's new shirt the other day on the blog but not the vine flower around the hemline. The t-shirt was first screened with the design using Color Magnet, left to dry and then ice dyed.
Elizabeth also screened this hand drawn ginkgo leaf, onto a long piece of previously dyed fabric, using a blue acrylic fabric paint which sparkles just the slightest amount.
And this green piece was screened with a new screen made from a photo of birch bark.
Sue has some pieces that didn't get included in yesterday's post. One is this piece of rusted fabric that was folded and dipped in the indigo pot.
In an effort to make some ugly fabrics more palatable, they were also dipped in the indigo pot. The left photo is "before", the right photo is "after". A small step in the right direction. Looks like another dip in the indigo pot is called for!
We didn't have much sun today, but there was enough to put out a quick sun print with some stencils.
The best ending to the day was that Bob drove us to Wolfeboro and treated us to an ice cream at Bailey's Bubble.
