the printed fabric that almost wasn't

Did you ever have one of those swap projects that just didn't go the way you though it would? Yes, i know you have. This was like that. I like the end result. I think it's good, even though I'm feeling a little like a one trick pony with the pitcher plant print. However, it's not at all what I started out doing.

I had a great idea for Bitter Betty's Print It Yourself (PIY) fabric swap. It is so good that I think I'm still going to do it. I made up a design in Illustrator and had it all set to print. Great. All I needed was some new photo emulsion from the only place nearby that carries it, the local student-run art store. The local student-run art store was out of it, which no one there had bothered to notice, so it wouldn't be in any time too soon. OK. So if I ordered it right then from dick blick, it would still come on time for me to print for the swap. I ordered it, but the order didn't come. I checked my email for a confirmation, and there wasn't one, nor was there a charge to my credit card, and I got the distinct feeling that I did not actually hit the submit button on that last screen. OK, plan B. I though I would try those carve-your-own rubber stamps. I did, but I was pretty bad at it and found the whole process immensely frustrating. So what did I have left to work with? The North American Pitcher Plant screen from way back when.

It is a screen a like a lot. I will probably even use it again, but well, not what I originally intended.

A few other folks have posted their fabric and they are amazing. (Bethany links to them here.) I really can't wait to see what comes of all this.