New sewing room, little window edition - work in progress

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05-16-2014, 03:39 AM

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Ellageo

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It will look fantastic after it's 'quilted'! But I also love it the way it is! & you get to look out at the scenery!

05-16-2014, 04:45 AM

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Billi

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Great idea, can't wait to see some color on it.

05-16-2014, 04:48 AM

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Lisa_wanna_b_quilter

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Keep us informed. I've been trying to get my nerve up to do that to an ugly window for years!

05-16-2014, 04:54 AM

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SewExtremeSeams

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Originally Posted by Sewnoma

It's a paint made by PLAID (same folks who make Mod Podge) that's designed specifically for this purpose - it's all removable so when I move or get tired of the pattern (or screw it up really bad) I should be able to just peel it all right off!

I think the paint is called "Gallery Glass". The faux leading is same brand/manufacturer - it comes in strips that have sticky backs and you just stick 'em on and trim with an Exacto blade. Fortunately it's repositionable too, I had to move a few lines after I stood back and realized I was making it wonky! Then you take "liquid leading" (also same brand) and dab it into the joints to hide all the little gaps.

Thanks Sewnoma for the info.

05-16-2014, 04:56 AM

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Sewnoma

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Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter

Keep us informed. I've been trying to get my nerve up to do that to an ugly window for years!

Well coloring it in is proving to be a bit more challenging!

I put a dark blue color up first. Went great except I discovered a paintbrush is the last tool to use for this. Just squirt it on and then use a toothpick or something like that to sort of scribble the paint around to fill in any gaps. Looks gorgeous.

Then I moved on to light blue...urgh. Light blue is much thinner for some reason, so it drips down if I put it on thick. If I put it on thin, when you stand back you can see through it too easily in spots and it looks all blotchy. So I stopped to let it all dry overnight, and tonight I'll see how well it works to put a second coat on. It dries to a sort of rubbery finish so I'm not at all sure how this is going to work out with a 2nd layer but we'll see!

It'd be so much easier if I could work flat, but I can't really tip this wall onto its side!