Heather Thomas shows you how to make your work truly your own by using soft modeling paste and quilting stencils. This material allows you to embed things into the fabric, paint it, give texture to the surface, and what you will learn how to do is stencil with it. This is a really easy product to stencil with that gives you an awesome and soft finish.
Heather Thomas teaches you how to hand bead so you can add even more extravagance to your quilt. It is very simple to learn and she teaches you using only five basic stitches. The different types you will learn is the bugle stitch that uses bugle beads, the stack stitch using multiple fancy beads, a…
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Dana Jones shows you several methods to incorporate flying geese into your quilt along with the reason for adding them. Learn how to make your own flying geese individually or use a system to make multiple at once.
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June Dudley talks about Lee Heinrich’s piece “Chain Reaction” from Quiltmakers Magazine in March 2012. She also covers different versions of this piece made by Bonnie Stapleton, Melissa Radtke, and Donna Hanley. You can learn how to make this piece with the new sizes from precut 2 ½ inch strips.
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Heather Thomas teaches you all about thread while providing helpful tips and techniques for working with thread. Learn the many types of thread available as well as the many brands and weights of thread. Understand the value of thread and add element to your quilts. Find out all you need to know about thread and…
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how do you wash this after stenciling?
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can you quilt through it? Is there a tutorial on how you paint it once dry
Hello,
Yes, Heather does mention that this can be quilted through after it has dried, however we do not have a tutorial showing this.
Cheers,
Ashley
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Question, when you paint after this dries do you put the stencil back on to paint or paint free hand?
Question, when you paint it after it dries, do you put the stencil back on and paint or paint free hand?
Hi Deb. I free handed mine but your idea of putting the stencil back on might be easier.
Hope you have fun with the technique.
Is the Quilting Stencils with Soft Modeling Paste for display quilts only, or is it washable and/or dry-able for quilts getting used?
Hi Leah. Unfortunately this technique is for wall art only. It cannot be washed.