Quiltathon

Judy L. had another quiltathon yesterday and today.  I thought I’d sew like crazy, but I ended up doing related tasks instead.  Yesterday I pieced the backing, then layered and pin basted the fall round robin quilt.  As soon as I figure out a plan I’ll start quilting.

Today I dyed fabric for the first time in years.  I had to dig out my notebook and reread all the instructions, plus my notes from prior dye sessions.  I moved my dye mixing from the kitchen to the laundry room.  This saved me from scouring my kitchen when I finished.  I’ll leave the fabrics in the dye overnight.

As they sit, I love the reds and I’m disappointed with the yellow and brown.  The chino dye overwhelmed the yellow.  I had so much fun with the chino when I bought it.  I already have a stack of brown fabric and I wanted to add more yellow to my stash.  I can see I’ll need to dye the yellows again.  The containers to the right rear have salt covering the tops.  I’m hoping the salt will make these browns look different from the ones I already dyed.

tags: dyeing  fabric  roundrobin