Yesterday was sewing day and I finished sewing all the bow tie blocks. I came home and put them on the design wall. I think I'm happy with this but I'll study it for a couple of days to see what needs to be moved around. When I came home I got busy washing and drying the rest of the dyed items. These tie dye shirts are for brothers, Sawyer and Lincoln. They are fans of the Washington Commanders and the Naval Academy (because they live in Annapolis). They will also get the orange gravity dyes that I posted yesterday. These shirts are for their cousin, Eli. He's a fan of JMU and the Buffalo Bills. I did a gravity dye for him as well. I love the gravity dyes but I'm not sure how little kids will feel about them. If they like 2 out of 3 shirts, I'll be happy. Their Mom's are sisters and both went to JMU so I made a set of bandanas for each of them. They can wear the to game or use them as I do, kitchen cleaning cloths. These are about 18" square and they come from Dharma Trading. I have a big stash of tea towels and I like keeping them on hand for gifts. People love them. I like to use my old dyes on these because the exact color doesn't matter. I always dye a pair so these are ready for gifting. I have 4 more sets that were dyed with the leftover dyes from the tie dye. Those are plain and I will screen print something on them later.
There are a few more things but I can't quite share them yet. But, all in all, I'm really happy with everything. I also dyed 5 veterans quilt backs and the big quilt back for the Fab Farm quilt.
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Mary Anne
12/19/2024 04:58:18 pm
Your dyes all turned out great. I especially like the vertical striped ones.
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12/19/2024 06:35:59 pm
I love all the dyed items. They look extra special. You are certainly one very talented dyer.
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Gene Black
12/20/2024 06:56:26 am
I think the gravity dye shirt is my favorite. I really like the effects you get with those. It may be because it reminds me of you "waste" fabrics.
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patty
12/20/2024 08:10:48 am
The bowtie quilt is so pretty! All the dyed items turned out great!
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12/20/2024 09:48:12 am
the tie dye are all so neat - so reminiscent of the 70's! I have a niece in law that would love to see how those are made - I'm sure she should have been born in the 70's not the mid 90's
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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