Squam: Day Three

Saturday was our last day of classes, very bittersweet. I was excited for my class with Lizzy House, but shocked that I was already nearing the end of my Squam days. I went into the class thinking that block printing would be a piece of cake...carve a cool pattern, smoosh it down on some fabric, away you go. Not so much...I have a new found respect for the art of block printing. I pretty much threw my back out carving away at my linoleum block. Lizzy was a fabulous and encouraging instructor, but my goodness, that is a whole lotta work for a little strip of printed fabric. I was totally thrilled with my results, but the question remains...will I ever use my newly acquired skill again?Lizzy has a wonderful instructional post HERE on how block printing works, if you are interested.Tomorrow I am going to wrap up my Squam posting and return to real life! I am saving some of the best for last including the Squam Art Sale and authors night! Stay tuned!