Playing with creating our own fabrics

My quilt design study group met last week and I was responsible for leading this week's session (we rotate responsibility, which is the best way to do a group!). We were on the last lesson in Lorraine Torrence's Fearless Design for Every Quilter. 

The lesson had to do with creating your own fabrics using a variety of techniques. I talked about this in my most recent podcast episode (Episode 120 In Which We Get Fused) so I won't go into detail here, but will give some pics of the evening. 

​Turning lines into pictures

​Turning lines into pictures

Using complimentary colors in a rubbing

Using complimentary colors in a rubbing

Working with stencils--analogous colors

Working with stencils--analogous colors

Following the line of the dye design (we thought it looked like a map)​

Following the line of the dye design (we thought it looked like a map)​

Using running stitches to create line on fabric

Using running stitches to create line on fabric