My Tips n Techniques

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Fabric Dyeing at the Palace...



All set up for fabric dyeing today...



The Palace kitchen is now a Dye Studio!







Kathi is joining me...







Let the games begin...







I am dyeing a 108 inch quilt backing...







108 inch Quilt Backing.....washed and dried







Amethyst and Azure Blue






Amethyst and Azure Blue.....washed and dried







Sky Blue and Power Berry






Azure Blue and Turquoise






Lemon Squeeze and Sky Blue




Last fall I soy waxed over hand dyes:


I cut a car sponge for hot wax stamping...







Soy Wax stamping on green hand dye...







Soy Wax stamping on orange-pink hand dye...







The soy wax fabrics are ready to be over-dyed...







Over-dyeing the pink soy wax fabric...







Over-dyeing the green soy wax fabric...







Green Fabric....washed and dried







Orange-Pink Fabric.....washed and dried







The cracks in the soy wax look great!



















Our first day fabric dyeing at the Palace

 was a success!



CLICK HERE to view more Fabric Dyeing


CLICK HERE to view Surface Design



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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,


LuAnn Kessi

Lunafest.....2014


Permission 2 Play

Healing Stitches Exhibit

at Lunafest

LaSells Stewart Center
Corvallis, OR




January 25, 2014






Healing Stitches Exhibit






Art Quilts created by the members of












Collage Heart Display





Our volunteers hang the exhibit:


P2P Student......Kathy Haywood







P2P Instructor.....Kathi Borrego







More than 130 quilts on display







Notan Display







Woven Quilts Display































Bugs & Butterflies Display






Metal on Quilts Display












Zinnia Raffle Quilt

Donated to the Women's Cancer Coalition

Created By:
































Many Thanks to everyone 

who made this evening possible.

A special thanks to: