Tutorial - using stripes
It's New Year's Eve here, so what better time to start something new? I don't celebrate New Year (as in going to parties); for me, it's a time for reflection and renewal.
I bought four 1 metre lengths of Kaffe Fassett striped fabric recently in an "end of roll" sale. I'm going to make a striped quilt which I'll document as a tutorial for those who are interested or perhaps, reluctant to try stripes. As I need more than 4 metres, I'm using some cream homespun (on the left) which I'll dye to match. Why cream and not white? Dyeing on a cream background will take the edge off the brigth colours so it'll be more in keeping with the striped fabric.
Here's the results, and the dyes I chose:
Mustard (left) and Golden Yellow at a medium strength.
Nutmeg (left) and Coral.
Lilac (left) and Sapphire Blue.
Teal (left) and Emerald at a medium strength.
I've used some of the colours at medium strength because it adds more contrast. Now I'm off to start cutting. Watch this space for updates.
5 Comments:
I just finished quilting my son's quilt that used those same stripes. I used a pattern from one of Kaffe's books.
Beautiful dyed fabric Shirley, I love your colour choices.
Thank you for sharing your articles, I hope you have an interesting and creative new year.
I've just discovered your blog, I'm a dyer too. I'll watch with interest to see what you do with these stripes, something I've avoided in the past.
Interesting post. Thanks.
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