Dye Painting 101

Hello all. Well I am a bit behind these days but I did get these rinsed about 2 weeks later...without mold so I was pretty happy about that. Lesson learned is to not expect perfection. I really had no control over the dye and that was hard for me. On the above piece I was trying to 'color in' and so I was frustrated. On the piece below I was more free with a landscape idea and so I am very pleased about how it came out.

My colors actually came out pretty close to when it was wet. I would have been okay with the blue fading a bit more but I can make this work. The above piece is still very true to it's original color except for the green.

I don't know that I will do this again since I don't have the patience for mixing, rinsing, etc; but I do appreciate the work now and am very thankful to Katherine and Ellie for setting this all up for us. THANK YOU!

Beachrageous Group Quilt

For those of you who were unable to attend the Crystal Coast Quilt Show last weekend, here is the Beachrageous group quilt made by Susan Hinzman, Lynn Strausbach, Mary Henris, Robin Koehler, and Eileen Williams-respectively.
We had a lot of fun planning this and then executing it. The project started with a predetermined size and shape. We then exchanged fabrics with the rule that we must all use a piece of each others fabric in the background construction. From there it was anything goes as long as it stayed to an 'under the sea' theme.
I personally think we did a killer job with there being similarities but enough differences whether in colors or techniques to keep it interesting. We can't wait to do another.

2008 challenge photo

this is the original photo our quilts were based on. Each participant created all four sections, then we

swapped three sections, reassembled and the results are below!

2008 AQ CHALLENGE: FRACTURED PHOTO

collage

Wilson Arts Council

Orange and Green Challenges are on display through August at the Wilson Arts Council, Wilson, NC
http://wil.live.mediaspanonline.com/Life/Culture/Story/Quilts-with-an-artist-s-touch--

These are the photos of our 2007 challenge:
to use the green batik and a techniquewhich was new to you.
of course, the green batik is at the bottom!