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Lutradur tutorial

We just got back from two weeks’ holiday in the Loire Valley, in France.  More later, with lots of photos (I just uploaded over 700 to my computer so I expect they’ll be popping up here for a while!), but … Continue reading

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What to do with a little leftover black paint

I decided to paint the rest of the foam core today.  Here it is, sitting drying on a piece of baking parchment. As you can see from these photos and most of the others in this blog, my main painting … Continue reading

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How to make printing blocks

Cynthia St Charles has written a great blog entry on using plumber’s gasket material and carpet tape to make printing blocks.  She says that plumber’s gasket is a lot easier to cut than lino.  It’s worth reading just to see the great designs she … Continue reading

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Design Board and Print Blocks – the results!

Here is my design board standing up on its wheels before I put the flannel on: And here it is after I had covered it with white flannel, which I bought from Cotton Patch.   I pinned it with copious drawing pins … Continue reading

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Design board and print blocks…

DH is in the process of making me a design board.  Following instructions on Quiltart and on Mrs Mel’s blog, we went to buy a piece of 8′ by 4′ insulation board.  It was interesting getting it home in the … Continue reading

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A little bit of painting

On Wednesday I did a bit of painting.  First, I decided to try and get the feel of trees by painting some canvas board and putting clingfilm on, pulling it vaguely into the shape of tree branches.  I used a … Continue reading

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