Welcome to the second of three mandala tying tutorials! This week I’m showing you how to tie a lotus mandala. Lotus Mandala 1. Start by folding in quarters, then into triangles. (See the in-depth mandala… Read More »How to Tie a Lotus Mandala
Mandalas are such beautiful works of art but it’s so hard to find tutorials explaining how to make them! This is the first of three in-depth tying tutorials I have planned for the coming weeks… Read More »How to Tie a Star Mandala
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?
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
Anyone else think mandala dyes are just absolutely gorgeous? I really love the beautiful flower-like patterns. There are two ways to fold fabric to achieve this look. Method 1: Basic Triangle Fold Start by folding… Read More »Two Ways to Fold Mandalas
Once you’ve ice dyed enough you’ll start to notice trends with certain colors. Turquoise in particular is really hard to get a nice, bold color using this technique. Most of it washes out. Fortunately this… Read More »The Secret to More Vibrant Turquoise when Ice Dyeing
Welcome to the fourth week of the Summer Travel Series! Today’s installment features three sizes of travel accessory bags! On previous camping trips we’ve just been shoving our stuff into old backpacks and plastic zip… Read More »Travel Accessory Bags
Do you ever get supplies together for a project and never get around to doing it? I bought a couple sets of white cotton sheets with the intent to dye them for my kids and… Read More »Geode Dyed Sheets
Have you ever found some really beautiful gradient fabric but wondered what you could make from it? There are just some fabrics that look amazing as a big piece. You may not want to cut… Read More »Simple Rainbow Gradient Strip Quilt
Valentine’s Day is coming up! Seeing everyone making heart quilts inspired me to want to make a heart something of my own. I’m not really into symmetrical repetitive patterns though. It’s amazing how much more… Read More »Heart Applique Quilt (Plus Free Template!)
I have a big announcement to make! I’ve finished putting together a colorful and totally awesome line of ice dyed fabrics! I’m really excited to be able to offer these on a made-to-order basis in… Read More »My New Line of Ice Dyed Fabrics