Fabric Dyeing has been a fun, creative way to make unique fabrics for my quilting. This spring, I spent some time playing around with stitched shibori. I wanted to figure out how to create drawings in the dye. I also … Continue reading Nui Shibori Table Quilt
One of my original posts on this blog was about fabric dyeing (Sept 22, 2015). At that time, I mentioned that I had watched a Craftsy class about dyeing fabric. Before jumping in and buying numerous colors of dye and supplies, I decided to try a sample kit. The purchased a gradation dyeing kit which was a smart decision. This kit gave me the opportunity to try my hand at mixing dyes to get different colors, as well as working with low volumes and how to best handle the fabrics. The first color kit I purchased was “STONES & SHELLS”. … Continue reading Dyed Fabric Strip Quilt
After my butterflies were all cut, it was time to create the background fabric that they will be appliqued onto. Inspiration – my garden (ie: grass and blue sky). For this edge of the fabric, I am hoping to create something that looks like grass, using the Shibori technique. For the sky, I am thinking that ice dyeing with blue might work well. Ice dyeing is similar to snow dyeing but with ice cubes instead of snow since it is summer here in Minnesota. So, I setup to do some more fabric dyeing Green Grass edge: 1. Cut 4 yards of … Continue reading Butterfly Art Quilt – Custom Dyed Background and Backing