Yesterday and today; on Facebook too

 

yesterday:

6 crazy hours behind the sewing machine

249m of stitching

71000 stitches

sore shoulders and a spinning head

 

today:

20 screen printed quilt labels

screen printed fabric of children exploring for my stitched and bound quilt

housework

certainly a more relaxing day than yesterday, in spite of the housework factor

On another note, I took the major step during the summer of signing up to Facebook. That was a bit daunting, but I'm gradually sorting out how the place works... You can 'like' me on Facebook to stay in touch with me there! (In April there will be a special sneak preview there of the artwork for my upcoming exhibition).

Caleb prints

My sister sent me some pics which she snapped with her iPhone when we did some screenprinting during the last school holidays. I thought you might like to see them. Did you know that screenprinting is best undertaken in your underwear? (I didn't have painting clothes handy so I made him strip).

Observing and discovering

When the kids made their screenprints during the holidays, I finally pulled the first couple of prints of this new screen which I've had sitting around for a while. I'm so happy with how it turned out, and can't wait to incorporate this image into some of my quilts!

Screenprinted softies

Screenprinting with Aunty Arls

So here's what we got up to on Tuesday. My sister asked for some screenprinting time at our house, so I figured it was the perfect opportunity to let the kids make up a screen too. This was a fairly ambitious project, involving quite a number of steps:
- drawing up a design
- painting the design onto the prepared screens with drawing fluid - waiting for it to dry - filling the screen with screen filler :)
- waiting for it to dry
- washing out the drawing fluid
- waiting for it to dry- printing the images onto fabric
- waiting for it to dry
The little upside-down red guy is Caleb. He drew himself, I painted and made up his silk screen, and then we pulled the prints together (until he decided he didn't need me anymore). Now the kids are busy turning their best print into a simple softie. I'm pretty excited about how they are looking. We'll share a picture when they're done.