Accurate Record Keeping Is Important Whether you dye or quilt or paint, keeping track of materials is a very important issue for u...

First Batch of Tie Dyed Clothing Like these little outfits, this post is short and sweet. It was on my June plan since I bought the...

Dip Dyed Fat Quarters Yes, I know I was supposed to stick with stamping, but I wanted to try out a different dyeing technique I'...

Deconstructed Screen Printing: Fabric Art Making a homemade screen out of my sheer fabric worked so well, I decided to buy s...

  Cabbage and Valspar Interior Paint My cabbage had seen better days, but instead of composting it, I stripped down the outer leav...

It's Time to Link Up! It's exciting for me to hear some of you writing about your new adventures as Brave Quilters. You'...

"Dark Sky Compliant" So, you ask, "What is that?" I'd never heard the term before I saw a notice asking eve...

 Quilters Are Passionate About Scraps! There are dozens of ways to say this.  You've all spoken from your hearts.  When ...

Spring is harder on my quilting hours than the holidays. As fast as it rains, the grass grows, and so do the weeds. I have to sneak tim...

These four mandalas were created using a new technique for me: Ice dyeing. After reading all I could find, and watching several clips ...

Experimental Dyeing Process: Mandala #1 I spent several months working with both vat dyeing, and low immersion dyeing. I played ...

Three Naked Ladies In my early years as a gardener, I was a plant hound. If I knew a house was to be torn down, I would ask to go in...

Shibori Techniques This was one weekend I was grateful for poor weather. Having an excuse to not go out meant I could play for hours...

Block Play A few weekends ago I wrapped up my work for the day, and decided I had earned some play time. Playing with blocks is my ...

Left to right: Avocado, Soft Orange, Chartreuse, Clear Yellow "Wow! I'm finally getting a grip on dyeing!"-- What I s...

Hands down, my favorite!  I'll show you why. It started with a fat quarter of Kona previously immersion dyed with Procion...

 Uppsala Stars Goes Modern in Mochi  by Cotton+Steel  from RJR Fabrics This sweet little quilt is a modern version of Uppsa...

Left to right: #12 Light Red, #10A Chinese Red, #10 Fire Red, #9 Scarlet--2 pieces, #6 Deep Orange, and last a tri-color piece  Thes...

Traditional Wax Batik on Muslin  with Procion MX Dyes Here's a peek at my set up. It's in the same building as my st...

True Colors Honestly, if I had known how fun and easy the process was, I would have been dyeing fabrics years ago. As my wise husb...