I got a little time today to sew on the binding to the quilt for my Secret Sister. I still need to hand stitch to the back and attach a gazillion (or so) yo-yo's. Then I can finally mail it off to her. I hope she enjoys it. I also managed to work on step 1 of the new mystery quilt Jan is hosting for our bee. We get step 2 in a couple of weeks and it would be nice not to be behind.
I signed up to make another challenge quilt that will be raffled off next year. The challenge part of it is that I can only use two colors in it - black and any value of Crayola Wild Strawberry. I've been looking to find a fabric that has both these colors in it. I didn't think it would be that hard, but I haven't had any luck. However, I did find one black and white scroll fabric that I've decided to try and dye the right color. To that purpose I ordered a practice dye kit from PRO Chemical and Dye and a color chart. I've been told the process is very simple and the directions sound like it, but I'll let you know after I try it out for myself.
The kit will dye 30 fat eighths (9"x22") of fabric in a gradation of rainbow colors. Assuming I do it correctly I'll have some very pretty hand-dyed fabric from which to make something. I still need to buy some PFD fabric to go with the kit so I'll be on hold until I get it.
You see that you can dye fabric in almost any color. The chart also tells you how much of the dye you need per pound of fabric.
When I ordered the special fabric for Heather's quilt (see last post), I also managed to pick up a few yards of batiks at a really great price. These fabrics have already been washed and pressed and are awaiting their new homes. I already know that I am going to owe 10 of the beautiful ladies in my quilt bee fabric for each item I don't finish up on my quilting list. To date, I haven't completed 5, but I'm hoping to whittle that down to 3 by January 1st. So ladies, take a look and see if there's anything you like. It's not too late to put in a request either...
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