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Floribunda! RJR and some Multicolor Print Sets

I am happy to announce the debut of Floribunda! by RJR Fabrics. A textile line geared to quilters, sprinkled with blowsy roses, tendriled vines, leaves and rich, deep colors. The line was created using techniques illustrated and explained within the pages of Playful Fabric Printing. The line will ship to stores in late March 2018. In the coming months, I will be making quilt tops out of this fabric, please stay tuned!

In the meantime, I have been playing with Inovart Eco Karve, which can be seen as red rubber in the above photograph. There are 5 multicolor sets made with the red Invovart Eco Karve, thus far. Each of these designs are 4″ square, and utilizes a ‘Buta’, a larger medallion like motif (the Buta measure less than 3″ tall), often found in Indian textiles, using a set repeat. Each motif contains a flower. With each subsequent carve, I was able to achieve a finer and finer line.

Soft Kut the grey stuff pictured above at the bottom of the image, has been my go-to carving material for years. I find the Eco Karve to be denser, which allows me to carve a finer line. Move over Soft Kut.

Each time I completed a multicolor print set, (the carved rubber along with the plexiglas mounted fun foam stamps), I printed a sample of each set using a similar palette. I did this in order to level the playing field in assessing them next to their fellas. 

As I just restocked on cotton print cloth, I am itching to begin printing enough of these beauties to start making a quilt! I have about 18 handprints in the hopper! My goal is to print at least 2.5 yards of the Butas in total, and to then print or dye supportive single colors to pad that out. That means I need to Salty Soda Soak at least 1.5 yards and to get printing!

I am, as ever, excited to begin!!

November 3, 2017 By Melanie Tagged With: Floribunda!, Inovart Ekocarve, Multicolor Print Sets, Playful Fabric Printing, RJR Fabrics, Strike Off, Supplies

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  1. Jeannie

    November 3, 2017 at 11:42 am

    Love, love, love Floribunda. I receive a sample piece of eco karve this week and I’m now trying to decide what to carve. The garden is ready for winter. All the pots have been emptied, annuals that I love are potted up to come inside, and the house is almost clean. (I had a surprise visit from my sister & sil which prompted a quick clean). Now I am ready to create. Watercolors are out, pencils sharpened, and a new sketchbook is ready. This squirrel is ready for a long winter. 😉

  2. Linda Wyatt

    November 4, 2017 at 9:05 am

    Congratulations on your Florabunda line! Your hand carved prints are just gorgeous, with such beautiful colors

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