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Stitching to Dye

Hi! I have been inspired by several books, such as "Stitching to Dye" and "The Painted Quilt", and decided to get experimenting. So, first, I found a small quilt that was machine quilted, with a white-on-white background. I next dyed the piece - oranges, yellows and blues. That was interesting, but not too dynamic. Next, I used Tsukineko Inks and thickener to paint in a lot of the quilting motifs. Getting more interesting .... But, the sun was out, so I took the piece outside again and overdyed the entire piece blue! Finally, once dried and color-set, I took Shiva Paintstiks and rubbed yellow, gold and copper colors over some of the motifs.

What would I do different next time? I think that if I had inked the motifs first while the background was still white, the colors may have been more dynamic. Then I could have done a few dye layers on top of that.

What do you think???

Stitching to Dye - experiments!

Customer Appreciation Update!!!!

Hi! Since September is such a busy month - classes starting again, our 10th Shop Hop North, and our Quilting Retreat, to name just a few events that pop into my head - we have decided to move our Customer Appreciation into November! By then we will all be settled into our fall routines and ready for a treat! We plan on holding our Appreciation at the south store on November 9th in the evening and at the north store on the evening of November 10th. Look forward to food, games, specials ... our chance to brighten up a couple of dark evenings!