a new book! 14 quilts celebrating friends & family of all ages
In May I posted my quilt Patio Pots, but am adding to it for those who may like a little more info. For many years I collected shot cotton stripes with most from the Kaffe Fasset Collective. One rainy spring day when I couldn’t plant …
One of my all-time favorite quotes is by Louisa May Alcott. When I was learning calligraphy in a college class I practiced my skills on this quote, “Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them but I can …
After giving a presentation to a group of campers staying at the Mark Twain Cave in Hannibal, MO I decided to share a quick overview of the ice dyeing process that I use via photos on a current project. This does not give the details but gives a hint of what it looks like to dye an assortment of vintage linen napkins. Enjoy!!
And consider learning more to change those “languishing linens” into a modern day useful item–in a quilt or on your table.
Step 1 treated linens with soda ash fixative
Step 2 cover with ice
Step 3 sprinkle dye powder in colors of choice. Step 4 let set and ice melt for at least 12 hours
Step 5 rinse, wash and dry
For many years I have collected shot cotton stripes with many from the Kaffe Fasset Collective. One rainy spring day when I couldn’t plant my outside flower pots an idea came to me. Actually, I was cleaning and rearranging my stash of striped fabrics. The …
There are still openings for the Friday, June 7 Fabric Dyeing Workshop, Color By Design. Grab a friend and plan to have a fun time dyeing your own fabric in addition to the fabric provided. Check out the information below. FABRIC DYEING WORKSHOP COLOR …
Join me June 6 or 7, 2024 in a hands-on fabric dyeing workshop at my home. Learn to use fiber reactive dyes on cotton fabric using two different methods with separate results. Use “recipes” as well as your own color choices to dye 2 yards of prepared for dyeing fabric (provided). Color fast and wash fast finished fabric is uniquely yours ready to be used in your next quilting project.
Participants will go home with 2 total yards of cotton fabric plus an additional equivalent yard of their own (vintage linens, “ugly” fabric to overdye, etc). They will have a written outline of the processes and resources necessary for personal use and a happy smile!!
Six student maximum on either June 6 or June 7 from 9:30-3:30, cost $75.
For more details and to register contact me at: sharonwasteney@gmail.com
The birds are so happy. They are singing such a happy song and have been since before dawn. A sure sign of spring along with the fact that we are sleeping with our windows open the last few nights (in our south Teas winter home). …
This past week I had the opportunity to chat with the two sisters who authored the book “While the Windmill Watched”. It’s their story of growing up in the 50’s in North Dakota but it has sparked such interest that they now do a recorded …
Correction for Hand Me Down Quilts:
On page 19 there is an omission of yardage required for the cream print used in the Pathways quilt. You will need 5/8 yard of the cream print. My apologies for the inconvenience.
We all know that ending the year “in the red” is not necessarily a positive term. But in the case of fabric dyeing it has been a good thing. I was trying some different folds and a different method of dyeing some fabric squares. Twenty-four …