LAST SUMMER'S BATIK WORKSHOP RESULTS....2018 ...80 DEGREE WEATHER THAT WEEKEND...MAKES THE THINGS WE DO WITH SOY WAX, DYES, FABRIC PAINTS COME OUT BETTER!

DAISIES GALORE AT SARAH'S HOUSE!

ICE PARFAIT RESULTS

INDIGO BATH....USING SOY WAX FOR RESIST

INDIGO PIECES AND ICE PARFAIT OF OLD TABLE CLOTH

USING NEW TOOL WITH SOY WAX...THE WAX WASHES OUT WITH HOT WATER...MUCH EASIER THAN WAX!

WIFI NOW WORKING!! YEAH...HAVE SOME POSTING TO CATCH UP ON...

My temporary sew space....electrical upgrade needed in sewing room.  Bonnie is hanging out with me.

My first attempt with MQ...using regular sewing machine. 

4 PATCH SCRAPPY FLOWERS #21 DONE!!

IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME....What have I been doing since the summer post....  

I have been working on painting and putting in a new floor covering this summer...my sewing space has greatly changed with the move.  I still have some electrical work to be done...the outlets are not grounded and with Bernina...that is a no-no even with a surge protector!   So my sewing is done elsewhere for the time being...not tooooo bad but not my preference.  NEXT SUMMER! 

MORE QUILT TOPS ...

#11 GIANT XXXOOO

#30 ALL WHITE PINWHEELS



#26 STARCHURN

#11 GIRLY X BLOCK

#10  J'S BLUES



#32 SHIBORI 9 PATCH

UFO TOPS READY FOR FINAL BORDER ....THEN QUILTING

FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF MY BLOG...I HAVE SHOWN PIECES + BLOCKS THAT WERE DONE...The following were put together while I was patient sitting my Mother In Law. 
BLOCKS = QUILT TOPS...SO HERE THEY ARE...JUST THE FINAL ROUND AND THEY WILL BE READY FOR QUILTING.

#25 CHRISTMAS 9 PATCH

#8 GEMSTONE

#13 JACOB'S LADDER GIRLY

 TA DA!!!!  The wind is blowing today and putting quilts on a clothesline is classic! Most of the tops will have a simple final round then it will be quilted...I am looking at RMB machine quilting and hand quilting. I like the meander method then echo quilt on each side of stitched line by hand.  Some of the tops will be enlarged.  I will be happy with lap size quilts - full size.

#12 BATIK HEARTS

#29 NICKEL WINDOWS



#16 GIRLY BRICKS ready to be quilted

#31 LB CHRISTMAS STARS



#23 SUNRISE/SUNSET DISAPPEARING 9 PATCH



#27 RMB SUMMER 9 PATCH

#6 MONO X BLOCK



#24 CHRISTMAS X BLOCK

UFO PILE STATUS....GETTING QUILT TOPS READY TO BE QUILTED...BY HAND OR MACHINE...

HERE ARE A FEW UFO QUILTS DONE...

RMB DOODLE FABRIC NOW A QUILT

 

 

PINK AND BLUE ABSTRACT STAR...MACHINE QUILTED THEN ECHO QUILTED BY HAND ON EACH SIDE OF MACHINE STITCHED LINES

UPDATE ON WHAT IS BEING DONE ....

VQF 2018...6 POINTS FROM A RIBBON!

 

RMB DESIGNED FABRIC...THE MUTED COLORS ARE STORE BOUGHT

EACH YEAR A GROUP MEETS IN TENTS OUTSIDE AND WE USE DIFFERENT RESIST AND DYE AND PAINT METHODS TO CREATE FABRIC...SOME SAMPLES OF PIECES MADE THIS YEAR AND WHAT I EVENTUALLY DO WITH IT ALL....make quilts!!!


 

CLOSE UP OF MQ BY JOANNE AND RMB FABRIC

 

BATIK METHOD USING SOY WAX AND INDIGO DYE

 


ICE PARFAIT METHOD USING POWDER DYES