Betty Busby Extras

Of course, as with any workshop, you learn more than just the curriculum outline.

Betty showed us how to sew circles using a freezer paper circle cut out. I already use this technique but two tips will assist me. One, draw a line right on the stitching line before sewing and two, cut the clips on the fabric, not the freezer paper!!

We also discussed printing our own fabric through Spoonflower. The groups experience suggests:
1.  fabric choices that are the best - cotton lawn, organic cotton knit (edge doesn't roll), cotton spandex (very stretchy, but edge rolls) and organic cotton sateen
2.  print out sizes are sample swatches in sets of 8" squares, fat quarters or one full yard
3.  use photoshop or print preview to enlarge your photo to 150 dpi, that is as big as Spoonflower prints

Sample of designs Betty drew and then coloured to get fabric.

Fabric then printed through Spoonflower.

Sample of alcohol bled marker design Betty created.

The above sample is photographed, altered in photoshop and then printed at Spoonflower

Sample swatches can be printed.
Great way to see what the material would look like!

Here are 20 more 8" swatches printed by Spoonflower.

We played with Dreamscope, an online image altering application, that applies various filters on your photo to create unique results.  I really enjoyed this.  Here are a couple of samples:

All my samples from the three day class with Betty.