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While at a quilt show recently, I happened across this new product, Tamp-A-Tiles. They are made from Plexiglas and can be used like stencils for a variety of projects.
The tiles are cut into a variety of designs with each piece numbered and removable by a small knob handle. Once you remove a section, you can then color it in using a variety of methods and materials, or trace it for fabric or paper
appliqué.
| At the show, there was a hands-on demonstration. I chose to use fabric and chalks for my trial piece. It was very easy and I really liked the results. |
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| I saw so many possibilities, I purchased the dragonfly and butterfly tiles. When I got home, I added a dragonfly to the rainbow. |
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I think this would be perfect in the center of a CQ block! I machine stitched the dragonfly, but it could just as easily been done by hand. I used a gold gel pen to transfer the dragonfly to the background rainbow.
Here are some more of my experiments:
| 1. Using a piece of black silk, I added the background and dragonfly with Perfect Medium and Pearl-ex Powders. It was sealed with a very light coat of spray clear-acrylic paint and then free-motion stitched. |
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| 2. This piece was done with all silk. I traced each piece onto fusible web backed silk then adhered the pieces to a black silk background. The stitching was done by machine but could also have been done by hand. |
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| There were lots of pieces on the walls of the booth that were very inspiring. Here is a sampling. |
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Resource:
Tamp-A-Stamp: Visit the website for more information and a detailed tutorial.
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