I headed into this with the vaguest of plans. My favorite way to start any project. I bought some craft foam shapes and cut them up. I thought what I wanted was to create some fabric to add to a WIP, so I used the same ink/colors I’d used in that project, but I ended up going in a totally different direction.

Simple, simple, simple process: block printing on fabric using shaped foam blocks.

I’ve bought so much of this white and silver fabric. It dyes beautifully, with the silver dots still showing through. I was happy to see the metallic ink is still visible after printing on it.

I added some water to see if I could make the shapes more interesting. I envisioned quilting/stitching around the original shape if I ended up using the print in anything.

Layered print/color.

With string resist (scrounged from the sewing trash). Now I don’t feel so bad about all that sewing thread I end up throwing out; at least some of it gets another life.

First attempt at a pieced composition.

I think it’s a start. I can see a few things I’d change if I started over. I’m going to try out some different quilting styles to see what I like on top of these kinds of prints. And because sometimes you just have to see a project through to prove you can.