Markal paintsticks can make beautiful shaded bands of colour on fabric. I coloured fabrics by painting onto a roughly torn mask, then brushing the paint onto the fabric. Old toothbrushes work very well! Here are some examples of the painted fabrics:
This is the finished quilt. It was cut and fused onto its backing fabric then machine quilted using variegated threads.
It was only after I finished it that I noticed the white line across the quilt and could have kicked myself. So - I will be cutting it up into at least two pieces and reworking with layered images. I hope to have the new work at my exhibition in February so watch this space for further developments!