More block printing

This is my new enthusiasm after the success of the test printing. I'm not sure exactly what you can use block printed fabric for - it has its own aesthetic - but bags are fine.

This is the fishies! Quite a nice tote bag. I lined it but it's still a bit flimsy. Very useful though, I put my knitting in it last week when I went into Canberra to join a friend's knitting group. They sit in the coffee shop in the lobby of the Hyatt, have coffee and knit. It was absolutely lovely and I think I will go in as often as I can.

Second project was a brush roll for my paintbrushes. I've been carrying them to art class in a paper bag and it's just not practical. So I made an enormous brush roll in yellow with flowers all over it. 

I measured my brushes and everything but it's not exactly right. Some of them fall out if I hold it upside down. But it works better than the paper bag and it is very bright and cheerful. I  sandwiched it with cotton quilt batting to absorb any moisture.

Third project was a monster tote. I like this pattern - variegated spirals - just the same thing over and over but I think it looks cool. I had planned to do another dot in there to give it some more dimension but it didn't look any good in the test print so I stuck with the spirals. 

I underlined it with calico so it has a bit more body, which I think works better. It also has a fancy magnetic closure which I didn't put in the right way at all but it's useful.

And fourth project was a silk scarf. It's the flowers again, but quite a different effect - almost translucent.

It is very pretty but I'm not sure if it works as a scarf. The silk is quite solid and the paint makes it a bit stiff, even though I've washed and dried it. 

I have had this silk sitting in a cupboard forever - it's from my work trip to India in 2018. When we visited the National Art Gallery in Delhi they gave us flowers and put lengths of white silk around everyone's necks during the welcome. All very lovely but travelling cabinet ministers don't want lengths of white silk so I quietly scooped them up. Like a good little underling. Hahahaha.