"Ink-A-Dink-A-Do" Diane Evans ©2012
If you love coloring inside the lines, you’re really going
to enjoy Sherry Rogers-Harrison’s technique for creating art quilts with
intricate color. In her book,
“Ink-liqué,” Sherry explains how to quilt the design first and then add the
color; I couldn’t wait to try this – turns out it’s both artistic and
meditative.
I drew an original design onto paper and traced it to a
piece of Hoffman PFD fabric that had been starched to within an inch of its
life – the fabric felt crisp, like paper.
The piece was then layered with cotton batting and backing, and the
free-motion quilting began; every motif was outlined using So Fine 50-weight
thread and a size 65/9 needle. The idea
is to create the smallest holes possible in the sandwich so that no ink will
migrate through to the back.
Then the next stage of the fun began. Color was added using Sakura Gelly Roll pens
for the outlines, along with Identi-Pens and Tsukineko Fabrico Ink Pens to fill
in the shapes.
And if you found yourself humming the title's
tune by the late Jimmy Durante, you're probably as old as I am . . .
Diane
