Sunday, January 26, 2014

Rail Fence Runner and Some Snow Dyeing


Trina sent this lovely runner.   The inner border is a flange, so to keep it free we decided on a separate border with a free hand "swirly tails" allover in the center.  A denim blue Magnifico thread and Quilters Dream Blend Batting were used.





Since we got some fresh snow yesterday I decided it was time to do some snow dyeing again.  I am hoping to create the background for an art quilt to fit the theme "Prairie Sounds".  Pieces have to be long and narrow.  I am doing two, hoping that one will be perfect, but in reality I am expecting to do some piecing to get the effect I am looking for. The G&S Dyes I used were: Cotton Black, Hot Pink, Royal Blue, Bright Yellow, Navy.

Here is my process in pictures.














 Only time will tell the results of this experiment!  



3 comments:

  1. Looks pretty interesting. I'll have to come back to see the end results!

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  2. Snow dying looks so intriguing - I'm going to have to try that some day when I have my backlog of work tamed.

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  3. Too bad where I live (Brazil) does not snow ..
    It's amazing what you do with the snow!

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