Friends came round for a dyeing day, I supervised, made the tea etc.  There were some bits of dye left over so I had a happy day using it up.  Then I mixed up a bit more :)

Sometimes I get more than I expected

sunshine for a rainy day

A gift from someone special :)

organiser box thingy

This pretty little thing is made from a 12" square

comments came

I may not have my sunflower back yet, but the judges comments came this morning.

 

 

happy dancing today :)

sunflower

My entry for the Festival of Quilts.  I am waiting for the judges comments to come.  Scary times...

rainbow?

When life gets you down, I get down to some dyeing.  These are the pieces of silk that I showed in jars in the last post.  Many rinses, a good wash and a hint of fabric conditioner to cut the static and they are ready to use. 
Colours used were medium blue, turquoise, magenta, scarlet, golden yellow, lemon yellow and pearl grey.  All procion dyes.

arty day

I have E staying with me this week.  He likes to do an arty project so today he painted and printed a canvas. (I found a huge stash of big bubble wrap stashed in E's dads car boot.  I may have 'borrowed a couple of pieces)  Then E ran some card through my big shot using one of Tim Holtz's cutting dies.  We tried one or two colourways and E decided he like the aged rusted look, he dabbed teal paint on first, then went over with copper.  

My main input is to let him use my equipment and stash...and I get to clear up! 

Watching E use those gorgeous colours gave me the urge to colour some fabric.  Well, that and the fact that I am teaching on Friday and needed some silk

The smaller jars sitting in the microwave contain silk habitai.  The larger tubs have cotton poplin.  I used procion dyes and all are happily batching overnight.  The microwave is an old one used solely for dying, although on this occasion I only used it for storage. 

We had the most spectacular sunset, one glorious blue sky with many more pinks than my camera can capture.  Even the sky supports my colour choices today :)