Sunday 1 April 2012

quickie stamping tip


(stamp in photo found here, and seriously, have you seen Riyo's  handmade stamps?)

If you're like me, when I get near the end of a project, I get all kinds of excited and tend to start hurrying.  One thing you shouldn't do though is hurry when you're stamping on a project that took a bit to make since things can go horribly wrong with ink on fabric if you're not careful! 
That's exactly the sort of thing I've done more than I care to say, so this last time it happened,  I decided to learn from it and change things up a bit and wanted to share this quick tip with you all.

If you have a paper piecing pattern that you want to stamp on, if at all possible, do the stamping first.  Just cut a piece of fabric larger than you will need and then stamp your words or image.

Then, when it comes time to put that piece in, determine the positioning of the piece by holding it up to the light and making sure the stamping is where you want it before you sew.





Kerry and I are at the tail end of finishing our first pattern set and will both be posting a  tutorial here on Sew-Ichigo, using the patterns.  More to come very soon!

20 comments:

  1. Oh I love this clever stuff - thank you for doing all the thinking!

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  2. what ink do you use... then do you set it with the iron? ... I have been fooling around with stamps and cant find a good tutorial on it :(

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    1. Hi Marion,
      Typically I use versacraft fabric ink, let dry then set with a hot iron. However, I've been experimenting with pigment ink stamp pads lately since they are widely available and i have had great success. I follow the same steps with the pigment ink; stamp, let dry, then iron with a hot iron to set.

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    2. THANK YOU!!! :) I Have a million stamps and would love to use them to customize my quilt labels :)

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    3. I would also add that on the first press of the ink I put a bit of scrap cotton on top and then the iron. If the ink isn't totally dry the excess will come off on to it.

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  3. Oh, I love this!! Thank you for sharing!! They come out so clean!! Yay, for new stamps!! xo Heather

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  4. I have limited experience stamping on fabric, but really want to do more

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    1. it is such a great way to add a little extra something to a project

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  5. Thank you for sharing this tip! It is definitely something I need to start doing - take time and stamp first!
    By the way, I've been stalking Riyo's shop ever since you mentioned about it ;)

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    1. lol! I think I actually found her through your pinterest! she is great and does quick fabulous work!

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  6. Thanks for the tip ~ I've not done much fabric stamping but think I should start! Really looking forward to the tutorial on Kitchen Aid! YAY!

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    1. I'll be posting the tut for the kitchen aid cover sometime this week and the pattern set will be available sometime this month!

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  7. I can't wait to see what you have in store! I have done some stamping on fabric - but I love that fancy stamp, much easier and straighter than my my letter-by-letter method.

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  8. thanks for the Tute. I have been wanting to make a cover for my mixer for quite some time

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  10. Hi, please could you advise me about the stamp used in the picture?
    What it is called, the make and where I can purchase one?
    Thank you, Angie.

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    1. Hi Angie, there is a link under the first photo, the make is Papyrus but there are other makes too

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