Another version of the swans

The online group challenge is to make 12" square art quilts (which will be on show at the Australasian Quilt Convention in April).  I decided to use my swan images again.  I also decided to try another medium for getting my image onto fabric.  I used Transfer Artist Paper (TAP).  It has a slight plastic feel to it (and you have to remember to use the protective paper when ironing it!).  I thought it might give me stronger colours but I am not sure if it has.  I didn't bump up the colours the same as I did with the treated cotton, so I can't really say.

The computer image

 This time it printed out a bit pinker than I had expected.

Making an image to fit 12" square was another challenge and I ended up changing the design a little.

The TAP paper is in US letter, necessitating lots of remembering.  The printer, the printer settings, etc, had to be changed for each print. Once again, I had to print out two images to be overlapped to make the image the correct size.
It is also important to remember to reverse the image before printing as you have to iron it onto your fabric, it is a transfer.  I have only used it on cotton so far but apparently it will adhere to all sorts of surfaces, even non-fabric surfaces.
I thought I had managed it but when I measured the pieced work it was only 10 3/4 inches.  How had that happened???
Anyway, I will have to admit that my printer won't print 12" and work around this.

But I have remembered to put the quilt top together before sewing this time.  I decided to use colour in the border to try to pick up the little bit of colour that is in my pictures.  I think this has been one of my problems with the inkjet printing, the image I have been using is almost black and white, so I am not getting a good idea of what colours print well.

The Australasian Quilt Convention

Yesterday I attended the last day of the AQC (I was going to put a link but the website was not responding by the time I got home - very efficient), not as a convention member, just as a visitor.  I managed to stay fairly clear of the stalls and am proud to announce that I did not buy any quilting materials.  However, I did buy some threads from The Thread Studio stand and a back support from the Punch with Judy stand.  I used the latter today as I worked on my miniature tapestry and think it was a successful purchase.
The quilts were amazing, so many different styles and interpretations of challenges.
I was especially interested in the Textile Tantrums exhibit, organised by Dale Rollerson of The Thread Studio.  There were some very innovative works in that exhibit.
I also saw the Twelve by Twelve exhibition.  This is a group of twelve art quilters from all over the world who have an online group.  They have a theme every two months and make an art quilt twelve inches by twelve inches.  It is the first time they have exhibited their work together.  Apparently they are going to have a book published about their work also.  There were 2 years worth of quilts on view, all beautifully done.
My current interest is art quilts but I have yet to produce much in that area.  I am concentrating on the tapestry, screen print and design subjects that I am studying.
Another group in the UK had their work on show, also inspiring and beautiful.  They were the Out of the Fold works.  Once again, some amazing techniques and beautiful pieces, also smallish.  I have found two links on the internet for two of the works that I especially liked:
Annette Morgan and Birgitte Hendricks.  There were some other names that I took note of but have not found links yet.