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The Emporia => Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside => Current Projects => Topic started by: LeilaMay on July 29, 2019, 18:08:45 PM
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My next adventure, from a blog post that someone linked to - I'm so sorry I can't remember who first posted it
https://vickymyerscreations.co.uk/sewing-2/diy-shibori-quilt-transform-old-duvet-covers/
I am using white cotton sheeting via a friend at a charity shop, and here's my first steps :)
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OMG ... you ARE Kidding me!!!!
You dyed those fab squares yourself????
I am in AWE!
Go Leila!
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Oh wow, you can have some fun with those.
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Yes indeed, much fun I hope. There's still quite lot of dye in the vat I think, so I may dye some pilow case lengths tomorrow.
Dyeing is easy Imi - messy but straightforward. I did a bit on my C&G, I grew dye plants in the garden - Woad, Madder, something with orange flowers I can't remember, and then had a couple of dyes dyeing all sorts of stuff, with a couple of college friends from my course. And lots of coffee and cake too I remember, and laughing :)
But yes, a good start on the quilt front. (I dyed a sheet for the back with chemical dye, as I wasn't sure the vat would stretch to that much fabric)
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Wowee! That look fabulous!! You're having fun with that. I would love it. :) :vintage:
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Wowee! That look fabulous!! You're having fun with that. I would love it. :) :vintage:
You can buy the dye pack via Amazon - although it came from the States so took a little while. You need a BIG bucket, at least one little bucket, rubber gloves. It's really not hard, just messy. Have a go :)
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I've done lots of tie dyeing but not for some years
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I've done lots of tie dyeing but not for some years
Me too, usually with little people.
Your indigo dyeing looks fab, @LeilaMay . Looking forward to seeing your quilt.
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Lots of mine was done in the classroom too @Pearl Also batik with wax, and lino type printing . The children's were sometimes better than mine :D
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Glad of the good memories this is producing :)
Today I've dyed the plain pieces for the sashing, a couple of sections to be made into pillow cases, and re-dyed the least successful pieces from yesterday (by folding and tying into slightly different shapes and so adding extra lines and deeper colour).
Thre's still some dye left I should think, but haven't anything that needs to go blue - but I could go on the hunt and see what I can magic up tomorrow :)
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Well, it's making me feel very nostalgic, they are so lovely. I will admit when I first saw your photo of them wrapped ready to be dyed, I thought some of the square ones were bars of chocolate...............
I might need my eyes testing again.....idiot!!
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Your neighbours will wonder what you are up to ;)
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Leilas neighbours will be jealous of both the fabric and the result!!!!
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Been a bit slow on this, as other things had cropped up - but here are some of the squares and short sashes stitched, and hung with a long sash draped down to see what it looks like :) And the machine I'm assembling this top on - how decadent to have a different machine for each quilt so far LOL.
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Looking good @LeilaMay I like the machine it's the same as the one I bought recently. How do you manage putting a new bulb in it? I am struggling >< :vintage:
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All mine have had LED bulbs put in them, as they're a bit smaller in the 'body' (same size at the important electrical end obviously) it seems a bit easier to get them in. I turned the machine on it's back I think, just for a bit more ease of access. I looked exactly where it had to go with a torch, so I could see where the lug openings were (does that make sense?)
Not sure what else to offer, hope that helps?
Best wishes :vintage:
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Thanks @LeilaMay I have an LED bulb but still struggle to get it in properly it must be my gammy hands lol. I will keep trying :vintage:
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I do know there are at least two types of bulb for featherweights. My white machine takes a bulb which is different from my black machines - I think it's about manufacture date but I could be wrong.
Take a look at this video and maybe you'll at least find an answer?
best wishes
https://singer-featherweight.com/blogs/schoolhouse/featherweight-led-bulb-comparison?_pos=1&_sid=c0681edab&_ss=r -
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Thanks @LeilaMay I watched that and now understand the difference in the bulbs :) :vintage:
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At last, having been sidelined by some gift quilts, the indigo quilt has finally made it to the basting table.
I've covered most of the wooden top with a sheet of hardboard, and am using big clips found online (thank you to the folks that pointed me in the right direction) as the table top is very thick - made by himself.
Batting delivered from Midsomer Quilting, all other things in had - so off we go again with this project :) [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
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At first glance I thought it was a tablecloth with individual place mats sewn in. >:)
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At first glance I thought it was a tablecloth with individual place mats sewn in. >:)
Oh well :(
That wasn't a very kind thing to write to a beginner :(
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It's fabulous - did you dye the sashing strips too? They match perfectly.
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It's fabulous - did you dye the sashing strips too? They match perfectly.
Yes I did, and the back is plain indigo - all done in the same vat last summer.
Quilting will be minimal, but with a variegated thread that I hope will give it "discreet pop" - along with a similar colour ombre fabric in a flange binding.
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