Dreamscape

Freshen yourbedroom with thishand-paintedensemble.

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DreamscapeTANYA VALLIÈRES

HAND PAINT DESIGNERFABRIC FOR A ONE-OF-A-KIND DUVET COVER withmatching shams and throw pillows.Take it a step further and purchasecoordinating pillowcases and a bedskirt, or paint white ones to match.The free-form f loral accents areloosely painted, so no two f lowers arealike. If you’re uncomfortable paintingwithout a pattern, we’ve supplied abasic template to work from (seepage 39). Enlarge the pattern 200%on a copy machine.For the fabric, choose 100% cotton

fabric or a blend with at least 50%cotton—the paint adheres better tonatural fibers. If you can’t find extra-wide yardage, substitute white sheets—look for them at sales and on clear-ance tables.Wash, dry and press allfabrics to remove the sizing.Paint the fabric on a hard, f lat,

smooth surface, and protect the areawith plastic drop cloths (the f loorworks well for large pieces).Whenpainting the background of eachpiece, spray the fabric with water, sothe paints will spread and blendtogether better.When you’re finished painting, let

the fabric dry, and set the paint bypressing it from the fabric wrongside. Use the cotton temperaturesetting, and press for two to threeminutes in each area. Once set, thefabric is washable and dry-cleanable.

GENERAL MATERIALS

7 Pébéo Setacolor transparent paints:#01 Plum, #20 Red Ochre,#23 Oriental Red

7 Pébéo Setacolor opaque paints:#10 Titanium White, #44 Shimmer Pearl,#63 Shimmer Brick Red, #64 ShimmerOriental Red, #66 Shimmer Wine,#72 Shimmer Bronze, #74 ShimmerChocolate

7 Paint brushes: 2”-wide flat (or foam brush),round #8

7 Applicator bottle with fine-tip cap

7 Palette or disposable plastic plate

7 Transfer paper (optional)

DUVET COVERFinished size is about 90”x 90”.

MATERIALS

7 21⁄8 yards of 90”-wide white cotton fabricor white double-size sheet for center panel

7 25⁄8 yards of 110”-wide white cottonfabric, or white queen-size sheet (at least92”x102”), or 77⁄8 yards of 44”-widecoordinating fabric for backing

7 1 yard of 110”-wide cotton fabric (25⁄8yards of 45”-wide) for borders

7 6 yards of 7⁄8”-wide grosgrain ribbon

7 Two pillowcases: white cases to paint orpurchase coordinating cases

7 Queen-size dust ruffle: white ruffle to paintor purchase coordinating ruffle

From the yardage or double sheet, cuta 71”x 81” rectangle for the centerpanel. Cut the border fabric intothree 11”x 91” strips.

Pour about a capful each of #20 RedOchre, #23 Oriental Red and #61Plum onto the palette.

Place the center panel on a f lat surfaceand moisten.With the 2”-wide brush,paint the fabric using a combinationof the three colors. Begin by paintingwith the Plum color, making large

sweeping strokes parallel to the longeredge. Paint loosely over approximatelyone-third of the area, leaving portionswhite to be painted with the othertwo colors.

Without cleaning the brush, dip thebrush in the Oriental Red, and makelarge sweeping strokes to cover aboutone-half of the remaining white area,letting the paints blend with eachother.Also add some Oriental Redover the Plum for a layered effect.

Finally, dip the brush (without cleaningit) into the Red Ochre, and paint theremaining white area with sweepingstrokes.Also paintsome large sweepingstrokes over the firsttwo colors.Allow thefabric to dry and cleanthe palette.

Add the flower-and-leafmotifs. If you’re usingthe pattern as a guide,transfer the f loral pat-tern onto the fabricwith the transfer paper. Place thepaper (ink side down) in the desiredlocation. Then place thepattern over the transfer paper, andtrace over the design with a soft-leadpencil. Repeat, randomly spacingmotifs about 16” to 18” apart.

Pour a large dollop of Shimmer BrickRed, Shimmer Oriental Red, ShimmerWine, Shimmer Chocolate, andShimmer Pearl onto the palette.

Using the round brush and ShimmerPearl, paint the background of onef lower design. To add the remainingcolors, work from the top of thef lower to the base.

Without cleaning the brush, dip thebrush into Shimmer Brick Red, andpaint over the Pearl, leaving brush

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Instead of using ribbons to close the duvet cover, add snaps orbuttons and buttonholes at the suggested ribbon locations.

tip: To speedup fabric dryingtime, use a hairdryer or hangthe fabric overa clothesline.

editor’s noteThe featured pillow shams arefrom an old bedroom set andwere painted over. Do you have aset that looks a little dated? If theoriginal print isn’t too bold, youwon’t even see it after painting.

strokes to give thef lower dimension.

Repeat with ShimmerOriental Red and Shimmer

Chocolate, allowing the colorsto blend somewhat.

Without cleaning the brush, dipit into the ShimmerWine,and add shading on thef lower petals. Clean and drythe brush.

To paint the leaves, pour a largedollop of Shimmer Bronzeand ShimmerWine onto thepalette.

With the round brush, paint theleaves using Shimmer Bronze.Dip the brush into ShimmerWine, and add shading toeach leaf to add dimension(1); allow to dry.

Fill the applicator bottle withTitaniumWhite (see “HelpfulHints” on page 42). Drawlines loosely following thef lower and leaf edges; allowthe paint to dry (2).

Using a damp cloth, wipe offany transfer lines not coveredby paint; press.

BordersTo paint the borders, place thethree 11”x 91” fabric strips ona hard, f lat surface; moisten.Using the large, f lat brush andShimmer Pearl, paint the entirelength of each strip in long,loose strokes—don’t try tocompletely cover the surface.

Without cleaning the brush, andbeginning along one length-wise edge, paint ShimmerBrick Red over the pearl colorwith long brush strokes. Repeatto apply the Shimmer OrientalRed, Shimmer Chocolate andShimmerWine in a loose fash-

ion, working from one edge to theother and creating a light-to-darkblend (3). Allow the panels to dry;press from the wrong side.

Assemble theDuvet CoverWith right sides facing and using ½”seam allowances, stitch a border stripto each long edge of the centerpanel, trimming the excess lengtheven with the panel. Stitch theremaining border strip to a remainingside to create the lower end, trim-ming the excess length even with theside border edges (4).

Cut a 91” square from the backingfabric or queen sheet.With right sidesfacing, stitch the backing fabric to theassembled top at the sides and loweredges, leaving the upper edge open toinsert the duvet. Press the seams openas far as possible into the corners.Turn the cover right side out, andpress the edges f lat. Turn under theopening edges with a ½” doubledhem and topstitch to secure.

Cut eighteen 12” lengths of ribbon.Attach the ribbon in nine pairs to theturned-under edges of the opening(5). Stitch a pair 5” from each sideedge, and space the remaining pairs10” apart. Insert the duvet and tie theribbons to close.

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tip: Instead of measuring and cutting the large backingsquare, simply spread the top over the backing with wrong

sides facing and trim the lower layer to match.

1 Add flowers and leaves.

2 Loosely outline shapes.

3 Paint borders, working from light to dark.

5 Stitch ribbons to hem allowance;turning under raw edges.

4 Add the side and lower borders.

ENLARGE TEMPLATE200%.

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PILLOW SHAMSDirections and yardage are for twopillow shams that fit standard bedpillows. Stitch with right sides facing,and use ½” seam allowances.

MATERIALS

7 3 yards of white cotton fabric

7 61⁄2 yards of 1⁄4” piping with flange—white or coordinating color

Cut two 231⁄2”x 34” front panels andfour 18¾”x 23½” back panels fromthe fabric.

Paint each panel in the same manneras for the duvet cover center panel.Add the f loral design to each frontpanel as desired.

If using white piping, paint the cordedportion and part of the f lange nextto it with Shimmer Bronze.

Hem one long edge of each back panelwith a ¼” doubled hem.

With right sides facing and aligning the23½” raw edges, place two back pan-els over one front panel, overlappingthe hemmed edges. Round off eachcorner by tracing around a largespool or half-dollar, and trim bothlayers at once (6).

Remove the back panels and pin one-half of the piping to the front panel,matching the raw edges. Overlap thepiping ends, extending the ends pastthe edge; baste (7).

Reposition the back panels over thefront panel, and pin the edges together.Stitch around the perimeter, justinside the previous stitching. Clip thecorner curves and turn right side outthrough the back opening. Press theedges f lat.

Measure and mark lines 1¾” from andparallel to the edges. Topstitch alongthe marked lines to form the f lange.

LARGE PLAID

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tip: Use a zipper foot whenstitching piping—it’s easier to get

close to the corded portion.

7 Overlap piping ends and stitch to finish.

6 Round off pillow sham corners.

PILLOWMATERIALS

7 2⁄3 yard of white cotton fabric

7 20”-square pillow form

Cut two 201⁄2” squares from the whitefabric and place one on a f lat surface;lightly moisten the fabric.

Pour a dollop of Shimmer Pearl,Shimmer Brick Red, ShimmerOriental Red, ShimmerWine andShimmer Chocolate onto the palette.

To create the plaid design use theround brush, and paint stripes goingin one direction, using each paint andvarying the thickness and color place-ment (8); allow to dry.

Repeat to paint perpendicular stripes.Stop and start some strokes at theprevious stripes to create a wovenlook (9).

Paint the second fabric square usingthe large f lat brush and one of thecolors. Dry and press the squares.

With right sides facing and ½” seamallowances, stitch the two squarestogether. Leave an opening on oneside for inserting the pillow form.Turn right side out, and press theedges f lat. Insert the pillow form andstitch the opening closed.

SMALL SQUAREPILLOWMATERIALS

7 1⁄2 yard of white cotton fabric

7 14”-square pillow form

Cut two 141⁄2” squares from the whitefabric, and place one on a hard f latsurface; lightly moisten the fabric.

Pour a dollop of Shimmer Pearl,Shimmer Brick Red, ShimmerOriental Red, ShimmerWine andShimmer Chocolate onto the palette.

Using the large flat brush, loosely paintthe square with the Shimmer Pearl.Paint some large strokes of Shimmer

Brick Red over the Pearl withouttrying to cover the entire surface.Continue in this manner to addShimmer Oriental Red, ShimmerWine and Shimmer Chocolate tocreate a layered effect (10).

Using the same color as for the plaidpillow back, paint the second fabricsquare.Allow to dry; press. Finish asfor the large pillow.

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8 Paint stripes going in one direction.

P Loosely layer paints.

9 Paint stripes in the other directionto form plaid design.

ROLL PILLOWMATERIALS

7 2⁄3 yard of white fabric

7 11⁄2 yards of 1⁄8”-wide coordinating ribbon

7 6”x 20” roll-pillow form

Stitch with right sides facing and½” seam allowances unless notedotherwise.

From the fabric, cut one 16¾”x 20½”rectangle for the center panel andtwo 7”x 20½” rectangles for the endsections. Place on a f lat surface andmoisten.

Using the large flat brush, paint thelarge rectangle with a mixture oftwo-thirds Shimmer Bronze and one-third ShimmerWine; allow to dry.

Paint a leaf motif with a dry roundbrush using Shimmer Bronze. Thenshade the leaves with a bit ofShimmerWine.

Fill the applicator bottle with TitaniumWhite, and loosely outline each leaf;let dry.

Wet and paint the remaining tworectangles with a mixture of Plumand Red Ochre.Allow the fabric todry, and press all three pieces.

With a 1⁄4” doubled hem, finish one20½” edge of each smaller rectangle.Stitch the raw edges to the length-wise edges of the center panel; press.Then sew the 28¾” edges together,aligning the seams, to form a tube;press the seam open.

Turn the tube right side out, and insertthe pillow form. Tie one-half of theribbon around each end to close.Trim any excess ribbon.

PILLOWCASES &DUST RUFFLETo paint white pillowcases and a dustruff le: In a plastic cup mix two-thirdsShimmer Bronze with one-thirdwater.Add several drops of ShimmerWine to the mix.

Place the fabric on the f lat worksurface and moisten. Use the largef lat brush, and paint in long strokesparallel to the lengthwise edges; allowto dry.

For each pillowcase, turn over andpaint the remaining side. Press to setthe paint.

Tanya Vallières is a full-timeartisan creating unique andspecial designs for Pébéo.She’s responsible for testingthe new and existing productlines, and her passion iscreating pieces for the home. Sheresides in Sherbrooke, Quebec withher husband and two young children.

sourcePébéo of America, Dept. SN, Box 717,Swanton, VT 05488, (819) 829-5012,www.pebeo.com, provided the bedroomensemble and paints. Z

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HELPFUL HINTS7 The paint is water-based; cleanbrushes with warm water andsoap.

7 If you make a mistake, immersethe spot in cool water as soonas possible.

7 Use a hair dryer to speed upfabric drying time.

7 Snip the applicator bottle tip atthe very top. Fill bottle aboutone-third full with paint. Gentlysqueeze the tube to draw,practicing first on a paper towel.

7 If the paint is too thick, thin itwith a bit of water to allow foreasier application.

7 Colors are easily mixed andblended.

7 To care for hand-painted fabric,either dry-clean, or machinewash in cool water using agentle cycle.