Two weeks ago we did some dyeing at Dianne's house. I finally used up the remainder of my 100 yard bolt. I just did some gradations as I wanted primarily lots of greens as I use a lot of green. I also use a lot of purple and was trying for some darker purple. This was a gradation of Intense Blue that I added 2gms of grape dye to each baggie. There was a yard in each bag and I started out with 10 grams/intense blue dye in the darkest of these.
This was a gradation of navy with 2 gms of Sun Yellow added to each baggie.
This was a gradation of Dark Green with the Sun Yellow. Looks to me like ProChem's Dark Green is a mixture of Sun Yellow and Navy!! I may not have even separated these properly but will have lots and lots of greens. They are actually a little more limey than these pictures show.
After finishing up the baby quilt for my daughter to give to her friend, I had to return to my other required sewing which was slip covers for our dining room chairs so that they can come out of the bedroom and be kitty-proof!! This was my test with real fabric but not the final fabric. They will be passable but that is all they need to be!!
I am still playing with this spinning piece and found the accompanying pieces which I had forgotten I had. They are a bit dull but I think putting borders on the little pieces will perk things up a bit. I just have to decide what to put between the pieces. I think any pieced block would greatly detract from the mandalas (and that might be a good idea in this case!!) but may go with white or a light color of some kind in this negative space. It is evolving but first have to finish those pesky slipcovers!! The good news is that I have plenty of the black pseudo suede in my stash down here and will even have a couple of yards left!
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