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| Line drawing printed out |
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| Stitching complete, paper removed, shading added |
Spray starch 2 -3 times
Sandwich layers, top to bottom:
• Unbleached cotton
• Fusible web
• Fusible fleece
• Fuse layers with iron
• Backing is not added at this time
Next steps:
· Choose a simple picture such as a line drawing,
or one that can be easily be broken down into a line drawing
· If you need to make a photo into a line drawing,
follow these steps.
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Print out the photo
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Using a fine tipped Sharpie maker, trace it onto
clear plastic to make a line drawing
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Scan in the drawing
· Create a text box in Word with the dimensions
you want for your block, for example a 3.5x3.5” text box to place on a 5x5”
block
· Format the text box to use your drawing as the
background - this will give you the correct size of the drawing
· Print it out on regular computer paper
· Pin the printed paper onto the prepared
sandwiched layers
· Free motion quilt along all lines using regular
40 wt thread, top and bobbin, using a very small stitch, and a fine needle. I
used black thread, with a few exceptions.
· Remove paper, using tweezers where necessary
(tedious)
· Pull all loose threads to the back using a hand
sewing needle (even more tedious)
· Outline stitching is now complete
· Paint in the colour or shading using Derwent
Inktense pencils and Liquitex Gel Medium
