GOOD NEWS

I got an e-mail from Hoffman Textiles.  They had charged me for someone else's shipping so they are refunding money to my credit card account.  It means a return of about $10 per bolt back to you.

If you are not in class on Wednesday I will send it to you.  I knew there was something wrong with the shipping costs!

This is the Dior Rose, we will paint the satin in your favorite rose color and then put it together.

I will bring each of you a kit to make one rose and the dye (Jacquard Green Label)  to color the fabric.  You need to bring scissors, a few pins and a needle and thimble.

All the paints we have been using are still available in the room if you want to continue working with them.  I just thought that something new might be fun for the last day.  See you Wednesday.

Sun Prints

I had some time on Saturday to put Seta Color onto fabric and make some sun prints.

Several years ago I had printed sun prints of blue and white and used the fabric to make a quilt 

called "Rice Bowls"  by Kaffe Fassett,  I always liked the quilt and said "someday I will make another

quilt like that since I had given the first one away.  Now I have made fabric and can get going on another "Rice Bowls" quilt.

 I used some square plastic stencils for the sun prints on the right and lower row.  The top left are nuts they were tall enough to make a shadow.

 Washers and popsicle sticks made the images above.

 I folded the wet fabric in pleats to get the stripes.

 These are toothpicks and twists

The bolts of PFD Cotton are here.  I will bring them Wednesday see the last post for more details on the cost.

The PFD Cotton Arrived

The PFD Cotton order arrived.

They are bolts of 16 yards at $4.88 per yard   $78.08
                                                        tax               6.25

Shipping was $429 can you believe it?
Divided by 27 bolts comes to                           15.88  per bolt
                                                                 
                                                              $100.22   per bolt

I will bring the bolts to class next Wednesday you bring your cash or checks.


I checked the retail prices and it varied from $7.00 to $9.00 for the quality we are getting.  On the Internet it still cost $15-$19 for shipping a bolt.

We dabbled in Sun Prints on Wednesday.. THis is a wall hanging I took a photo of using either freezer paper or sticky self liner for the mask.  I hope you are making a plan of what you will be doing on Wednesday.  I have a couple of demos to do, but then you will be using paint to make fabric.