Painting On A Finished Quilt
When looking at totally finished quilt one day and realizing that something was wrong with it (and I mean even after putting a name label on it, and entering it into a show) is a heartbreaking experience. You might have to put it in the closet for months or years as a solution comes to your awareness. This happened to me, with my Sheep Creek, MT quilt. The mistake was probably made from all of the moves around the country I make, while working on a quilt. A fence railing piece must have "rotated", and I never realized it until it was too late. But was it really too late? I don't like to give up, as the quilt meant so much to me, but the error, that perhaps only I noticed, irked my soul.
Here is a before and after picture of the quilt. Do you see the difference? Below them is the photo I took, which the quilt was designed from.
I dream about quilting, so solution ideas popped up in my dreams. As perhaps, I could take the quilt apart, fix it, and then put it back together? The problem of rotating that asymmetrical piece of fabric, meant that it would not fit, and I did not have anymore to replace it. Also, the quilt had been appliquéd using fusible web (which might never come off), and then finished with a tulle fabric on top. Therefore, taking it all apart could cause more damage than benefit. Perhaps painting the fabric would work? I researched online, advice from others about painting tulle fabric, and saw that it had been successfully done using acrylic paint. So I did a little sample to make sure. Here is an image of that, and the paints I used.
After painting, the paint must be heat set, so I used a blow dryer. I am thrilled with the results!
