Leaf It Alone ©
1 day [suitable for beginners and intermediate]
Let nature provide the inspiration for our fabric printing. Using various leaves from your local area and textile paint we will experiment and print onto our base fabric creating individual cloth. Students will learn a simple printing technique with enormous potential. A pattern is given to make a small quilt approximately 60cm W x 45cm L [24in W x 18in L]. Class samples show individual leaf prints but multiple colours and leaf types can be printed together.
REQUIREMENTS
Download PDF File to read or print Leaf It Alone Requirements
Please note- Originality is encouraged and assisted by Sue, so student’s finished work will not necessarily be the same as class samples.
Photographs below are examples of the technique covered in class
FABRIC- 4 fat quarters hand dyed, batik or commercial cotton- without a definite pattern or repeat, MORE of the same fabrics for practise & experimentation
1m fabric for backing and binding or use left over fat quarter pieces for binding
1 piece of thin wadding to fit quilt size
A small 15cm [6in] square practise quilt sandwich of fabric used in your quilt
Threads to blend & contrast with fabrics for piecing and quilting
Cutting mat, rotary cutter & 24in quilters ruler, scissors & pins
A variety of leaves, branches or grasses collected fresh. The flatter the object to be printed the easier and better the print.
Fabric paint- water-soluble eg Permaset or other. Bring white and at least 2 other colours to contrast with your fabric. Paint colours can be blended together eg yellow & blue makes green + white = different intensities of colour. Blue + white = pale blue.
A small foam roller for paint application, tray for paint and roller, brayer [hard rubber roller] 4” or 6” wide [available from art supply shops], 3 plastic teaspoons for scooping paint from jars
Apron for painting, disposable gloves for clean hands, chux or mop-up cloth, ice cream container or similar for messy stuff and small yoghurt container for water, roll of greaseproof paper [non waxed lunch wrap], lots of newspaper for printing pad, hair-drier optional
MACHINE FEET- ¼ in piecing foot, walking foot & darning foot for free motion work
Quilting gloves
SEWING MACHINE- extension table, bobbins & machine quilting needles or Jeans 90
Iron & board, chalk marker or soap sliver
Spyglass, notebook, pen, nametag & coffee mug
For finishing your quilt at home, you may like to use the following- quilt basting spray, disposable mask, newspaper & well-ventilated area for using the spray, eg a table outside
Class Sample - Curry Kurrajongs 2
Class Sample - Curry Kurrajongs
Class Sample - Detail
Class Sample - Detail
Class Sample - Detail
Class Sample - Detail
Class Sample - Detail, Gone Troppo # 9 - Rainforest Walk
Quilt by Deb Layt - Leaf It Alone, AQC Melbourne 2008
Quilt Detail, Deb Layt - Leaf It Alone, AQC Melbourne 2008
Leaf It Alone Class, Quilt Symposium Manawatu, NZ 2007