05 Mar Get Inked!
No, I didn’t get a tatoo at QuiltCon 🙂 Today is all about the new fabric line, Inked, by Lynn Krawczyk for Red Rooster Fabrics. I first met Lynn about 5 years ago when the Brighton (MI) Modern Quilt Guild formed and we both attended. Lynn’s beautiful screen printing on fabric captured my attention right away and now she has translated it into a fabric line for all to enjoy!
When Lynn asked if I’d like to play with some fat quarters and make a block to be made into a sampler quilt, I jumped at the chance. Hop over to Lynn’s blog to learn more about her fabric, the blog hop and interviews with each quilter. Each of the participants will have directions for their blocks on their blogs so you can make the sampler quilt too.
I call my block Which Way? It is an uneven rail fence variation. It seems I can’t get enough of simple strips of fabric lately. You can download the PDF directions here.
Would you like to win the set of fat quarters I used for my block? If so, leave a comment telling me if you’ve ever tried printing on fabric and I’ll draw a random winner at the end of the day on Monday, March 9. Please leave your email address in your comment so I can reach you if you win!
The rest of the blog hop schedule is below – there are amazing blocks and giveaways at each stop! Have fun!
jmniffer
Posted at 23:46h, 09 MarchI've never tried printing on fabric, sounds intriguing.
Kat Scott
Posted at 19:11h, 09 MarchNever tried printing on fabric unless rubber stamping my old blue jeans counts 🙂 ! Looks like way too much fun.
pajtr
Posted at 15:03h, 09 MarchLove your block! It looks wonderful in the finished quilt!!
I have printed on fabric, but quite a while ago… I'm wanting to do it again, this time with higher quality inks/paints. My earlier efforts were *fun* and turned out alright, but I want to go to the next level!
Thank you for the inspiration!
Pat T.
Kathi
Posted at 18:59h, 08 MarchCool fabric and quilt!
Kathleen Anderson
Posted at 01:21h, 08 MarchI really like your block! I have done some sun dyeing of fabric pieces and then sewed them into tote bags. Loved the results!
Sarah
Posted at 18:58h, 07 MarchI have never tried printing on fabric; it looks facinating, and your fabric is beautiful. sarah@forrussia.org
FatQuarterQuiltFarm
Posted at 17:24h, 07 MarchDeconstructed Screen Printing is my very fave technique for printing on fabric!
Janelle Marks
Posted at 15:13h, 07 MarchI love printing on fabric. It is so much fun to design my own fabric and get just what I want.
Thread Born
Posted at 12:57h, 07 MarchOne of my absolutely MOST favorite things to do is print my own fabric–esp. using things around the home as inspiration (just published Fabric Printing at Home and Lynn has a piece in it). Would love to combine some of Lynn's fabrics with my own to make something SWEET!
Wendy Booth-Boyd
Posted at 10:46h, 07 MarchI have only ever tried fabric printing with the kids…when it didn't matter if the dye was stable/ permanent!…not sure I would've brave enought to incorporate my dyed fabric into a quilt…for fear the rest would be destroyed in the first wash!
Thanks
Wendy
WBooth-Boyd@hotmail.com
Rose Santuci-Sofranko
Posted at 03:18h, 07 MarchI have done Batiking, but I'm not sure if that it what you mean? Thanks so much! God bless! ILuvTheEucharist @ aol.com
Leslie Schmidt
Posted at 02:30h, 07 MarchI LOVE your block! The only time I have tried printing on fabric was in grade school. I think I made an apron with the fabric.
Sarah@123quilt
Posted at 23:34h, 06 MarchI haven't tried before but it seems like it would be interesting. Thanks for the chance to win!
Sarah
Posted at 23:20h, 06 MarchI've printed a repeating pattern (10"x10") using 5 small leaf stamps that I carved. Made pillow cases from the results. Fun! Love the look of hand-printed fabric and plan to make more using different stamping objects.
Thanks for the chance for the fat quarters!
Vicki H
Posted at 23:02h, 06 MarchNo, I haven't printed on fabric. I think it would be fun to customize my own fabric.
Her Indoors
Posted at 22:21h, 06 MarchI don't know if this counts but I once bought a tube of goo that promised to transfer a photocopied image onto fabric. I tried it with the logo of my favourite band and a t-shirt. It didn't work 🙁
Quilting Tangent
Posted at 20:50h, 06 MarchPretty block. Never tried printing on fabric. 24Tangent@gmail.com
Abbigail
Posted at 19:33h, 06 MarchI've never tried printing on fabric unless you count the tie-dyed items of long ago!
Deb
Posted at 19:13h, 06 MarchLove the rain fence and downloaded it. No, i've never printed on fabric. debgirotti at gmail dot com
Nancy Hilderbrand
Posted at 17:47h, 06 MarchI have never printed fabric gandn74@ymail.cdom
Elnel
Posted at 16:45h, 06 MarchNo I have not tried printing but would love to in the future.
Merryorganic at gmail dot com
Beth
Posted at 16:19h, 06 MarchI printed text using littlte stamps and it was far more fun than I had anticipated. After that I wanted to put "comments" on everything.
Mokki
Posted at 16:18h, 06 MarchI love this fabric. I have done some printing and fabric painting but the last time I did was a long time ago.
Betsy
Posted at 14:42h, 06 MarchI haven't tried fabric printing. On the to do list.
sona nast
Posted at 13:49h, 06 MarchI've tried marbleizing on fabric and printing fabric on my Gelli Plate. The possibilities are so much fun to try.
Ellee
Posted at 12:02h, 06 MarchHaven't tried printing on fabric. Wouldn't mind giving it a try. — soparkaveataoldotcom
Deborah
Posted at 11:48h, 06 MarchYep, I've printed a little bit…so much fun! These fabrics are inspiring! Thanks!
Claire Sutherland
Posted at 07:37h, 06 MarchHi! Never done any fabric printing. This is lovely, thanks for the giveaway xx
GranChris
Posted at 06:17h, 06 MarchYours turned out wonderful. Mine was not so great. I guess I am color challenged.
Laura West
Posted at 05:13h, 06 MarchGorgeous fabric! I'd love to make my own like this sometime!
– lwest.86@hotmail.com
PK Sews
Posted at 04:52h, 06 MarchYes, I have done fabric printing, but I've never made anything as beautiful as this fabric! Thanks for the chance to win, and thanks for your inspiring blog!
Veronika
Posted at 04:05h, 06 MarchI have never printed on fabric but I am so intrigued! It's definitely in my "to try" list.
Veronikagraper@gmail.com
Melissa Miller
Posted at 04:00h, 06 MarchI have made batik fabric.
Janet
Posted at 03:56h, 06 MarchI haven't tried screen printing but I love to stamp, stencil, snow dye, sun print and manipulate fabric in all sorts of ways
Kathy E.
Posted at 02:46h, 06 MarchI've done a lot of stuff with fabric, but printing on it is not one of them! I am very interested in trying it! Your rail fence is lovely!
PT in SC
Posted at 02:24h, 06 MarchNo, I haven't printed on fabric. Love your block!
mlhummy
Posted at 01:59h, 06 MarchI did try printing once but it was for bookmarks, not for yardage. It turned out pretty well.
Greta Honeycutt
Posted at 01:38h, 06 MarchI've never tried, but it sounds interesting. Thanks for a chance to win.
Kathy
Posted at 01:06h, 06 MarchThrough Lynn, I have found that I love printing on fabric. I have so much to learn, but it's so much fun doing it!
Andrea York
Posted at 01:06h, 06 MarchNever tried! but I sure would like to! Your block is awesome.
Cynthia Knapp
Posted at 01:05h, 06 MarchI have not printed on fabric, but would like to learn. Thanks for sharing with us! cknapp3626@sbcglobal.net
Kathy Davis
Posted at 00:51h, 06 MarchI have never tried printing on fabric, unless potato prints on a T-shirt count.
kdavis1@centurytel.net
Kristine
Posted at 00:46h, 06 MarchI've never tried but would love to learn!
Janie
Posted at 00:38h, 06 MarchNever tried it. Thanks for the chance.
KittyAnnArt
Posted at 00:21h, 06 MarchI have, and it was fun! Even made the stamps I used for printing. Love Lynn's fabric, would love to win! Ann playdoll2@gmail.com
geni
Posted at 00:11h, 06 MarchLove your block!
I once printed on organza for a soft effect; see my blog at http://lapis-lazuli-q.blogspot.nl/2010/02/image-transfer-techniques-lesson-1.html
terri h
Posted at 23:58h, 05 MarchI love to print on fabric! Thanks for the chance to win.
Susie
Posted at 23:57h, 05 MarchI print all of the time, but mostly for jackets. Love it! Lynn's fabrics are yummy.
Deb Clarke
Posted at 23:49h, 05 MarchYour block has a lovely "flow" to it and it makes you really concentrate on the fabulous fabrics of Lynn's. Well done. Now if only I could be so creative when I print on things and sew them.
Lisa Marie
Posted at 23:30h, 05 MarchNo, I've never tried printing on fabric. Your block looks great!
Gill
Posted at 19:58h, 05 MarchWhat fun!!
I'm off to a workshop on fabric printing next week!!
Cathy in gorgeous Sonoma County
Posted at 19:30h, 05 MarchLove the text on your yellow/gold fabric. Thermofax or hand printed?
Relishing Life
Posted at 19:29h, 05 MarchCan't seem to post a comment here. It keeps coming back as empty field… third try: love your block. Painted fabric with acrylics long ago. Love Lynn's fabric and that she paints it with such abandon.
Judy V
Posted at 19:11h, 05 MarchOops, sent before I was done. I have done some lino block printing and some stenciling using ink and shaving creme. Today I am going to do some snow dyeing, bright sunny very cold in WI.
Judy V
Posted at 19:09h, 05 MarchVery nice, love that purple!
Linda
Posted at 18:37h, 05 MarchI've done a little printing. Started in the early 1980's when you had to mix your own acrylic paint and matte medium but I haven't tried screen printing. Stamps and monoprints.
wlstarn
Posted at 18:16h, 05 MarchI've done quite a bit of printing, with stamps, found objects and screens. Here's a link to a little piece I made for one of Lynn's Breaking Traditions challenges, with a stamped background to make monochromatic cat fabric:
public.fotki.com/wlstarn/fiberart/borisandnatasha.html
Monica Weidmann
Posted at 18:15h, 05 MarchI haven't tried screen printing yet but I enjoy painting on fabric. Like your block a lot.
Kathleen Ely
Posted at 17:46h, 05 MarchMy most common fabric printing is when I am careless with a Sharpie. But I am working with stamps and integrating fabric printing with my art quilts.
Laura
Posted at 17:42h, 05 MarchI would love to try it!
Cynthia Powell
Posted at 17:14h, 05 MarchScreen Printing is my favorite way to spend a weekend! Love your block.
Deb B.
Posted at 16:40h, 05 MarchYes, I took a class at the Houston Quilt Festival and am so intrigued with the process.
Deb B.
Posted at 22:49h, 13 Marchhere is my email address dberkebile@roadrunner.com
sue
Posted at 16:12h, 05 MarchYes, last summer we did some wax resist and also some screen printing on fabric! So much fun.
Shirley
Posted at 16:02h, 05 MarchNope, have not tried fabric printing, other than some copier paper, stenciling, hand stamped…
Allison CB
Posted at 15:41h, 05 MarchI haven't printed but I have hand painted designs on fabric. Just getting started doing it with some interesting wet on wet going on (Quite inadvertantly!! 🙂 )
Fibreartist
Posted at 14:33h, 05 MarchI have done lots of printing on fabric. I love using these fabrics in my fibre art!
Toni at Satin Stitchery
Posted at 14:16h, 05 MarchI have done quilts with squares printed on my computer printer, and when my kids were small, we did the sun print thing, but I've never done any screen printing.
PGFiber2Art
Posted at 14:06h, 05 MarchScreen printing is my favorite surface design technique!
Tawney
Posted at 13:39h, 05 MarchI have never tried screen printing, but have done other techniques, currently exploring gel plate printing. (And am sitting here visualizing multiples of your block – which I like, btw.)
Heather
Posted at 13:22h, 05 MarchI have not tried printing on fabric. I really keep considering making a sampler quilt.
Pam
Posted at 13:07h, 05 MarchI do some fabric dying and screen printing. It is fun to do
janice
Posted at 12:22h, 05 MarchI have always liked the look of the rail fence pattern and I love the way you have edited it; I have printed on fabric with both paints and dyes using brushes, gel plates, thermofax screens and the deconstructed screen process
Ellyn
Posted at 11:47h, 05 Marchoh this is so pretty! I did try once a long time ago. It was fun!