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Making an outdoor garden flag

By: Lynda June 19, 2021

Sewing, waterproof canvasflags, garden flags, sewing, waterproof canvas2 Comments

Dave was looking through the shed recently, and found an old flag holder. At one time it had a flag, but it has long since bit the dust! He placed it in the wildflower garden, and then asked me to make a flag for it. Here is how it looks right now, before I’ve added…

Feeling Overwhelmed 2021

By: Lynda June 3, 2021June 3, 2021

art quilts, gardeninggardening, gardening kneeling pad, SAQA art quilt, SAQA Collaborative Project, SAQA Indiana14 Comments

It’s kind of weird that I’ve been really feeling overwhelmed. But why?

Two New Tools

By: Lynda May 28, 2021May 29, 2021

Favorite things, Favorite tools, SewingKaren Kay Buckley, Perfect Adjustable Square, sewing tools, Woozoo fan2 Comments

I’m always on the lookout to find tools that make my art easier. This first one really helped me in completing a few of the small quilts I’ve been making for the SAQA Collaborative project.

2021 Iris Parade

By: Lynda May 20, 2021

gardening, irises2021 irises, iris parade, irises, Schreiner's Iris Gardens8 Comments

I love irises, and if you’ve been following me you know I post them every year as they appear. This year I decided to wait until they all had bloomed so I could put them all in one post. So here are the 24 irises that bloomed this year.

Dyeing White on White/ Black on White

By: Lynda May 16, 2021

dyeing, fiber reactive dyes, vat dyeing, Wonder Washerblack on white fabric, fiber reactive dyes, vat dyeing, white on white fabric, Wonder Washer8 Comments

I haven’t purchased much commercial fabric since I really enjoy dyeing, but when I’m in a fabric store I always check out the white on white and black on white fabric. These are pretty as is, but I like them much better with color. Since I’m into turquoise, I dyed these pieces with that color…

Trying to Dye Lace

By: Lynda May 13, 2021

dyeing, low immersiondyeing, dyeing lace, fiber reactive dyes, lace4 Comments

Over the years I’ve bought lace. Some came from a variety of stores (one specifically in Hawaii) and thrift stores. My idea of buying lace was to use it as a stencil. See my tutorial here about that. That was fun, but I also wanted to dye it. I assumed in the beginning of my…

Old Liquid Dyes

By: Lynda May 8, 2021

dyeing, fiber reactive dyesfiber reactive dyes, liquid dyes, old liquid dyes2 Comments

Since I’ve been dyeing quite a bit I’ve had several readers contact me about how long they can keep dye water. I just happen to have several bottles that have been sitting in my studio in the garage for almost a year. You might notice that the bottle on the right says yellow, but it’s…

More Zoom Classes

By: Lynda May 1, 2021May 1, 2021

online classes, SewingJudy Donovan, Marleen Glickman, online classes, zoom classes2 Comments

In my last post I mentioned that I was going to attend a Zoom class where I could use some of my dyed elements. Well, I also took another Zoom class on Friday.