Swap one - finished!

I finished up my fabric for the hand printed fabric swap (organized by Leslie at Mase & Vale).  I've never actually printed fabric before so this was a bit different for me.  I went with the carve a stamp, dip in fabric paint and stamp on fabric route and it came out pretty well.  At least I think it did.  Here's hoping my swap partners feel the same!

To start, I had to carve some stamps:

Then I had to print the fabric:

Then I had to let it all dry:

As you can see, I did two bird designs.  One I just free-handed and the other is based on an old-school swallow tattoo.  I actually used a vibrant red to print some of the fat quarters as well but didn't get a picture of that.  

Tomorrow these will be 'winging' (couldn't resist) their way to four separate swap partners.  I hope they like what I've done and I hope they each find some good use for the fabric.  Needless to say, I can't wait to see what I'll be receiving!

For my next trick:

I'm also part of an ornament swap, so I've got to get working on that.  I've still got about 2 weeks to figure out what I'm going to do, make it and send it off.  I'm having issues deciding on a medium.  Any suggestions?

P.S.  Five more days til Desert Bus!