Transfer-printed Decorations onto a Cushion and a Shopping Bag

Shopping bags decorated with prints, painted with Textile Color on transfer paper, then ironed on. Text is written on one bag. A photo is printed onto the transfer paper on the other. The handles are cut open, transforming a bag into cushion cover.

A Cushion and a Shopping Bag with Transfer Print

1

Use your imagination and paint your randomly chosen design onto transfer paper using neon Textile Color paint. Allow to dry.

A Cushion and a Shopping Bag with Transfer Print

2

Print and cut out the template, which is available as a separate PDF file for this idea. Draw the outline of the heart onto the coloured transfer paper.

A Cushion and a Shopping Bag with Transfer Print

3

Write text inside the heart with a black Textile Marker and cut out the heart.

A Cushion and a Shopping Bag with Transfer Print

4

Remove the protective layer on the back of the transfer paper and place the heart onto the shopping bag. Place baking paper on top and iron on the design. NB: don't use steam.

A Cushion and a Shopping Bag with Transfer Print

5

Cut open the shopping bag handles in the middle for ribbons. Insert a stuffed pillow (40 x 40cm) inside the bag which is now transformed into a cushion cover. Tie the ribbons.

A Cushion and a Shopping Bag with Transfer Print

6

A shopping bag: print a photo onto a piece of transfer paper and decorate it further with a coloured background. Use neon Textile Color paint. Now repeat step 4-5.

A Cushion and a Shopping Bag with Transfer Print