Fabric Painting with Freezer Paper Stencils
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I stumbled across this spray bottle set of fabric paint the other day while browsing the clearance section at my local Wal-mart. I grabbed it because I wanted to try some fabric painting using freezer paper stencils.
I thought the spray paint would be fun for the kids…
Fabric Painting with Freezer Paper Stencils
If you haven’t tried using freezer paper for stenciling yet, you should. It is very easy! This is what it looks like:
I found it next to the foil at Walmart. The paper has a slick, shiny side that, when ironed to fabric, adheres just enough to create a perfect seal for painting. Then, it peels right off when you are done.
For this project, I figured I would make a nightgown for my daughter out of some white muslin from my stash and a T-shirt for my son. We already have a couple of plain T-shirts I picked up last year (for projects I never got to).
I searched Google images to find suitable shapes that would be easy to cut out for the nightgown, and I came across a skull and crossbones stencil on one of the blogs I like to read. Here are the links if you would like to use these shapes in your project:
I printed the stencils and placed them under a piece of freezer paper. Then, using my exacto knife, I cut them out…
Next, I cut out the nightgown pattern using New Look 6478. (This is my go-to pattern for nightgowns; it is so simple and quick to put together.)
Then, I ironed all of the cut-out stencils where I wanted them on to the fabric, and we got to painting.
Here are the finished projects. They were both very excited to wear their creations…
My daughter insists it is NOT a nightgown!
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