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"Peachy Posy" is among many FIRSTS in my life recently! We had a stormy Montana spring and those rainy skies became the inspiration for this design which began first as a sketch while longingly gazing out the window. It represents many "firsts" in my life, one of which was a time...
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I have taken 5 classes at QuiltUniversity.com. It's terrific! They post new lessons every friday so you can begin working on your new homework that weekend. Most classes run from 3 to 6 weeks. They have a forum where you can post questions and interact with other students which is very helpful. Most...
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Hey all, Not sure where to post this, so will just do it here. I have 2 5-gallon buckets full of these beautiful dark black purple berries. They are called garden huckleberries or wonder berries. and are related to tomatoes. I am not a dye-er, and don't really want to become one right now, but I...
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Thanks, Sandy. I have just finished the 2nd phase of the experimenting, and I have to iron the cheese cloth a bit. Not putting this one in the microwave. I will post new photos and notes on the 2nd part this evening sometime. I haven't done anything except 4 loads of wash today. I have to go do my...
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Oops Jim, about the scorching! I guess I should have said that when I nuke it, I nuke it with the fabric in the dye solution and clingfilm on top! Think of it like you would cook food. you need to be sure there is some water going on in there. The colver makes it so the steam stays in to dish. Some people...
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I took the blue piece after it was nuked and dryed and dipped it into a white bowl of clear water. A faint tint of blue colored the water, so the color was not permanent completely. I have to experiment more to see just how fugitive the dye will be. Since I don't intend to use this fabri's for...
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Well the easter egg dye experiment went well, at least the first part. I put two tablet of Paas Easter Egg Dye in a two cup plastic Glad container with 3 tbsp. cold water and let them disolve. Next I added 6 tbsp white vinegar and stirred. Lastly, I added 1 cup of cold tap water. I cut the 36" wide...