The 12 X 12 group that I participate in has a new theme for September - Road Map. So I figured I would work with actual road maps! Hey, why not! I had seen this method of transferring images to sheer fabric and wanted to give it a try. So I'm doing something for my Weekly Creativity Goal and at the same time accomplishing an art quilt for the September Road Map Challenge Theme! MULTITASKING!!!
I happen to LOVE maps so I collect them from all kinds of publications. Glad now to have such a diversity. I picked out my favorites and arranged them to the size I need. It is larger than a 12 X 12 because I will need that extra for the technique I'm going to use in Step 2.
Then I covered it with a sheer silk. No idea what kind of silk it is...just found it in my stash and checked to be sure I could see through it. First I ironed WonderUnder onto the maps, peeled off the paper and put the silk down onto the top covered in WonderUnder and ironed to down.
A final rinse to remove all the tiny tiny bits of paper still clinging to the back, and hung it up to dry overnight.
This morning, it is dry and while a bit more opaque than I had preferred, you can still see the maps through the silk. Hopefully this afternoon I'll get started on the next step of this art quilt!! Got ya curious???
I happen to LOVE maps so I collect them from all kinds of publications. Glad now to have such a diversity. I picked out my favorites and arranged them to the size I need. It is larger than a 12 X 12 because I will need that extra for the technique I'm going to use in Step 2.
Then I covered it with a sheer silk. No idea what kind of silk it is...just found it in my stash and checked to be sure I could see through it. First I ironed WonderUnder onto the maps, peeled off the paper and put the silk down onto the top covered in WonderUnder and ironed to down.
Next step is the big messy part. I turned the piece silk side down and thoroughly wet the back side of all the maps. Then the labor intensive process of carefully peeling the backs off the paper so only the images remained on the silk.
A final rinse to remove all the tiny tiny bits of paper still clinging to the back, and hung it up to dry overnight.
This morning, it is dry and while a bit more opaque than I had preferred, you can still see the maps through the silk. Hopefully this afternoon I'll get started on the next step of this art quilt!! Got ya curious???
3 comments:
Yes, you make me curious LOL. Last time we did not do the fusing, but it sounds like this makes the technique more doable
I do know it is a lot less messy than the other technique. Although I do want to try that one again but with less gel medium. And of course, there is the mess of removing the back paper in either case.
So, you fuse the map to the back of the silk? I am usually going for an opaque look so this might work for me. Have you tried other sheers?
So glad you have joined the VP!
Judy
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