Quilted and Printed Art
Before printing a stack of new shirts, I make a test print. Recently I did test prints on pieces of an Irish-themed table cloth which came down to me from my mother's side. The table cloth and napkins are enormous, from one of those stately homes, possibly from Governor Lounsbury of Connecticut who my great great grandmother was married to. Mom and I agreed that the table cloth would be better off made useful. So I trimmed off one end and intended to "do something" with it. It is white and has lovely shamrocks embroidered into the cloth. This Spring I needed test fabric, and there were the remnants. So into my printer they went! The test prints turned out very well. Inspired by art I saw recently at the Museum of Women's Art in Washington, I decided to make art out of these prints. I quilted the printed table cloth to Harris Tweed and various cottons and added machine embroidery and block printing. Meanwhile, I repaired the remaining table cloth, and I now use it for special dinners. It fits our table quite well.
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