I've been quilting since 2013. This blog is my personal quilting diary, that charts my progress (and occasional regression) from the start. I use it so I can look back at my past projects...and hopefully see my skills improve!

Thursday, 14 August 2014

Tea Dyeing and Basting

I now have  'before' and 'after' photos of Part 4 of the Mystery quilt...taken before and after I tea dyed the cream triangles that I found too bright for the quilt top.  I just dabbed the tea on with a small sponge.  Magic!  SO much easier than unpicking the border and resewing with another fabric!

Before

After


I have now finished basting the spools quilt.  The basting took a good 6 hours!  I now need to decide how I'm going to quilt this monster.  I haven't a space big enough to photograph it!


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  1. Jane in Cumbria25 September 2014 at 09:10

    Your mystery quilt is looking fabulous. What a good idea to tea-dye those triangles that way! Success with quilting the spools.

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    1. Sue Jennings25 September 2014 at 10:58

      Thank you Jane. I'm just a beginner, but hope to improve. Your needle turn looks absolutely perfect and your quilts are divine!

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