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Thank you, Marion. I was watching your duster video today (I can hardly wait for the embroidery but your hand stitching a fabulous!), and at the same time, thinking of you while I stitched/darned a hole in a pair of Levis my husband thrifted! You truly are an inspiration!

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I love the idea of you recreating your fur babies in fabric, I hope you will go for it. My Mister and I walked passed a person walking three dogs this morning; two of them were young Beagles; they are so cute! One thing that I tend to get hung up on - Making this type of quilt; am I going for a very realistic look or simple patchwork animals. The details often cause me pause... I have to think about the big picture. For instance, right now, I'm trying to figure out whether or not to stitch/quilt gray in some areas that are in the original photo (above the nose for instance). The stitching adds color BUT it indents the batting, whereas the surrounding areas will look more raised. The tongue on the light faced dog is an example of that and is part of what I'll be showing in Part 3. I appreciate you watching and your comments, thank you!

@@FiberDesignsbyAnn Maybe I should start with the Beagle! Her face is basically red and white with not as much shadowing as my Lab, Hank. Maybe doing her first would give me confidence to try working in blacks and grays for Hank.

@@kerrywalker3005 That sounds like a good plan. When it comes to black and white and shadows and light I sometimes reach for the textile paint and/or NeoColor ll wax pastels. If you've seen my House Cat art quilt, you may know that I painted fabric pieces that looked like the many different areas of my kitty's fur and then cut the pattern/patchwork pieces from those fabrics. These dogs, of course, are made from commercial fabric - a greater challenge for me! Sometimes just taking that first step is the hardest but I'm sure you can do it!

@@FiberDesignsbyAnn Thanks for the encouragement, Ann!

Thank you. That was an especially fun one for me. I embroidered a lot when I was young, then stopped and passed all my embroidery materials on to others, years I'm buying (or thrifting) all that embroidery stuff again, LOL!

Good questions and this sounds like a fun project! If the shirt fabric is non-stretch a hoop should work. It may help for you to watch my "Painted Fabric Landscape in a Hoop" video. I would suggest, when hooping, have the fabric laying on the surface - in other words - have the right side of the fabric (the side you will be painting) inside the hoop instead of on top, resting on a hard surface. BUT if your shirt fabric is stretchy and as long as you are careful with the heat setting - iron a piece of freezer paper to the inside of the shirt area where you plan to paint. The freezer paper will stabilize the fabric, and as long as your paint is not to watery, it should not bother the paint or end result. Don't remove the freezer paper until the paint is completely dry. Long answer but I hope it is clear and helpful. Maybe you'll share you finished project(?).

I appreciate your kind and supportive comment. I was pretty pleased with their noses. Thank you!

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You are welcome! I appreciate your comment and knowing this project inspired you.

Thank you, Kerry, for the kind comment and for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

Great, have fun!

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Thank you! Yes, Jacquard paints are, IMO, high quality. Yes, they are Stain Sharpie Brush Tip Fabric Markers. Though I usually paint on Pima cotton (the fabric dyed to make batik), this was a 100% cotton made from a thread that isn't as smooth as Pima. It was gifted to me. I think it would be considered a calico cotton; cheaper than Pima, fine to use for fabric painting, and actually easier to hand stitch on.

@@FiberDesignsbyAnnThanks, Ann . . . good information to know!

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Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to tell me in your positive comment. It was a fun series to make.

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Thanks for watching, Kerry, I appreciate your comments and you are very welcome. I painted a little piece of fabric today for an up coming video. That color is Jacquard Textile Color - Sky Blue, and I love it too!

I appreciate your kind comment. It makes me happy to know that my videos have helped you. Thank you!

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Thank you so much for your kind and thought filled comment. I wasn't sure about that dark thread (it's actually very dark green), but I agree with you, it does look nice against the sky fabric.

I apologize if I missed this question 11 years ago! Please see my video - czcams.com/video/rknG4eYt1LI/video.html "Lear how to hang a quilt (Ann's way). I will make a video regarding the actual hanging stick/rod I use as soon as possible. Thank you for asking, I hope this helps.

Obviously that title should have been "Learn..."

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You are welcome and I'm so glad to know that. Thank you for sharing and for the kind comment!

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Thank you. I appreciate your comment. It's so fun to try out fabric painting/coloring ideas!

Thank you. I'm happy to help and you are welcome. Have fun!

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You're welcome! There are many people with channels for beginners to free motion quilting. I hope you are able to watch as many as you can to be inspired and find answers to any questions. Have fun and thank you for commenting.

I'm glad you liked the project. Your comment means a lot to me, thank you!

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Thank you for the very kind comment. I'm so glad you have been inspired. Have fun!

Thank you. Yes, in my experience, painted fabric can usual be sewn on a sewing machine; many of my quilts contain painted fabric and are machine sewn and quilted. Keep in mind that depending on the thickness and heaviness of the paint, needle holes may be more obvious. If the paint is applied to fabric as a wash or thin as watercolor, and using a textile paint, it can feel soft and much the same as commercial fabric.

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That's sounds like a fun idea. I haven't tried this technique on a garment. I would think that as long as you can us a t-shirt form inside or stretch the t-shirt onto other cardboard it may work. Maybe test it on an old t-shirt or piece of t-shirt type knit fabric. I would try first with the t-shirt or fabric dry and another wet, to see how the paint will travel/move over it. If you do this I'd love to hear about your results. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thank you! It's one of my favorites.

Thanks for watching, I'm happy to know you are enjoying the projects.

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Thank you for the positive comments and for watching - It means a lot to me!

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!

Fun to make too. Thank you!

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Thank you for the kind comment and for watching!