I find myself thinking of this phrase often lately. I really would be fine with boring and uneventful, but 2020 really seems to have other things in mind. We’re officially under quarantine to limit the… Read More »Living In Interesting Times
I try to sit down every so often to figure out where I’m headed with Mythic Seam and make adjustments. The beginning of the year seemed like the perfect time to do just that! Just… Read More »Welcome to 2020!
One of the most frustrating things about making and designing quilts is figuring out what size to make them. There are no standard sizes and everyone has their own opinion on how large to make… Read More »Guide to Common Quilt Sizes
After being so busy with my last quilt pattern launch I’ve finally had time to do more geode dyeing! This week I have been busy geode dyeing and I just finished up a batch of… Read More »New Geode Fabrics
A while back I talked about how adding extra soda ash to turquoise when ice dyeing can help you achieve deeper colors due to turquoise’s long cure time. So if additional soda ash helped make… Read More »Should You Always Add Extra Soda Ash When Ice Dyeing?
I’m a prewasher when it comes to fabrics. I like to preshrink them since I do a lot of mixing purchased fabrics with hand dyed fabrics. I also like to make sure my fabric isn’t… Read More »Bleeding Fabric: The Grape Stomp of Desperation
New to dyeing? Here’s everything you’ll need to know to get started! Where to Buy Procion Fiber Reactive Dyes What is PFD Fabric? Dye Startup Costs Procion Dye Safety Basic Dyeing Instructions How to Ice… Read More »Beginning Dyeing
After getting my Glorious Galaxy pattern finished I thought it would be a good time to finish up some of the little projects I’ve just had sitting around. I usually get stuff for a bunch… Read More »Geode Dyed Hoodie
This Glorious Galaxy Quilt is going to be a gift for a special someone so I wanted to quilt it with something special! I do all my quilting on my tiny little domestic machine. I’ve… Read More »Star Quilting
The Glorious Galaxy Dye + Quilt Pattern is now available! This is the first of what I hope to be many patterns that include instructions for not only sewing the quilt but dyeing some of… Read More »Glorious Galaxy Dye + Quilt Pattern
I love Halloween but this year I had a bit of a panic moment when my kid came home with a flyer saying the school party was happening the week before Halloween. I had completely… Read More »Succulent Halloween Costume
PFD is short for prepared for dyeing. The short explanation is that PFD fabrics are treated so that they will take dyes really well. Generally PFD fabrics have no optic whiteners or any sizing, starches,… Read More »What is PFD Fabric?