paint your apron ~ and class announcement

and then just start painting.

let the paint dry.  heat set it with the iron. {more tips to share about that at class, too}   now it’s time for a little free motion quilting action!  yes!!!

but first things first.  get the apron stabilized first.

i love 505 spray, and i spray a scant spritz of it on the back of the stabilizer; this temporarily adheres the stabilizer to the back of the apron, also giving the apron quilting stability, so it won’t pucker as it’s being quilted. 

just sayin’ ~

my go-to needle is the 90/14 topstitch needle.  and magnifico thread.

keep it simple with color.  i just want to add a bit of thread texture, and enhance the painting.  and i’m going to do that with a bright, bright pink, and a neon pink thread choice.

here’s the first pass of the free motion from the back side, where you can see the stitching on the stabilizer side, below:

i finished with black thread for some pop and it was really fun to add a simple word as well as a fun bit of sketching-type quilting which frames the entire motif.

and the back looks like this when i’m done.  keeping it loose and simple!

we’ll have some fun sketching and painting time together!

trim away excess stabilizer.  heat set the paint once again.