Dyeing fabric is like playing
to me.
So I have been playing for awhile
and creating some landscape fabrics.
Here's what I've come up with so far.
A Shibori Sun shining - pole wrapped -
Arashi Shibori. This is a Fat Quarter
but I made a larger one
This one measures 26" x 46" using
the same method of pole wrapping.
I love the lines and ghost prints
on this one.
The very first one that I made was a
couple of years ago And used it on
one of my Landscape quilts.
I didn't want the entire sun in the quilt
so I cut part of it off. I love the effect
that it has on the piece.
Another piece that I was working on is
Fabric for Stones and Rocks - you could
also used it for mountains and cliffs.
Here's one on a larger scale
One more
Wood Grain is done the Shibori way.
Nui Shibori technique - which is basically a
runny stitch.
By stitching rows and rows of small stitches
closely together and then pulling the thread
to gather the fabric tightly before dyeing.
This piece was dyed twice - over dyed.
I'm happy with the results!
All of the above Fabric are now on sale
in my Etsy shop.
It was so much fun to make!
Finally - First sign of spring
A bit of color in the landscape!
Lots of work ahead - cleaning out the flower beds.
And House cleaning - blah
but it has to be done. Curtains, blinds and windows
but I'll save that for next week.
I'm starting in the closets and with my tubs
of my hand dyed fabric.
Remnants ---
and pre-cuts 60 pieces 3" x 3"
Pretty colors for spring - in my Etsy shop.
I have a lot more to got through!
Happy Spring!
Well you wouldn't know it was spring from
the recent snow that we had but I have high
hopes!
I have been putting sets together from all
of the eco fabric (from plant dyes) that I
had dyed a few months ago. I put them away
and make them cure for awhile and then take
them out and wash them. So far so good - no
color loss! Yay!
These were dyed from Pear, Pyracantha leaves ,
and prunus serrulata leaves - also some cherry
tree bark. All found here in Lancaster County
and I used no chemicals or metals in the dye
matter - all natural. I love the way the colors
came out and seem to blend together.
This Shibori piece was also dyed with Prunus
Serrulata leaves (fall). It will be interesting to
see what color they give in the spring and summer.
That's the fun part!
I used a piece of fabric dyed from Oak and
the Prunus leaves to make this little needle book.
The embroidery threads are all naturally dyed also.
All the above for sale in my Etsy shop
https://www.etsy.com/shop/MaterialisticVisions
During the winter months I also love to bake....
I haven't made a Crumb cake in years! And
it was delicious! The cake part is made with
cream cheese and the top - a layer of chopped walnuts
on top and then the crumbs - OMG good!
And now that Spring is here the crazy crows are
back! Hundred and hundreds and the noise!
These are only two trees - they were on
eight others in the back by the farmer's field.
And then there was just one bird
at my little make shift feed (which of course the
squirrel knocked down) a White Throat sparrow
male. Cute!
I'm keep looking for migrating birds but I haven't
seen any yet.
Back to cleaning out my Sewing Studio !
Happy Quilting!
It's a very grey and dreary day today. We had
some light snow which turned to rain last night.
Now everything is slushy. At least it's above freezing.
I'm working on a baby quilt for a gift and I love this
pattern that me and my local quilt group have decided
to make.
Tumbling blocks! I've always wanted to make one
of these but because of the diamond shapes - didn't.
But there's a pattern by Bethany Reynolds called
"Talking Blocks" which is so easy and uses half square
triangles! Here's the
pattern http://www.bethanyreynolds.com/talkingblocks.html
Super easy! I'm in the process of hand quilting it now
with "big stitch". My mistake with this quilt is that I
should have had deeper purples so that the blocks are
more distinct looking.
You can have so much fun with colors and prints with
this pattern!
I'm also playing with making more hand dyed fabrics
and have added more to my Etsy shop.
https://www.etsy.com/people/MaterialisticVisions
Some Heliographic print sets
And some shibori
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Happy Quilting!
