Today I take you along as I turn some unbleached cotton muslin fabric into a variety of dyed fabrics for a quilt! Please leave a comment if you have ever made a quilt with dyed fabric or if you ever would!
My plan was to dye the largest piece dark charcoal, the next largest was blue and I had 6 small pieces to dye fun brighter colours. If you try this for yourself you just want to make sure there is enough contrast for the quilt to make sense!
I'm using fiber reactive dyes from Dharma Trading Company: https://www.dharmatrading.com/dyes/dharma-fiber-reactive-procion-dyes.html
Washing Soda: https://amzn.to/2J1QaZ3
or Soda Ash: https://amzn.to/2J3gjGY
Washing Soda or soda ash is required to set the dye!
You can also use salt to make your dyes more vibrant.
Also make sure to batch or leave your fabric for AT LEAST 24 hours to help create brighter colours.
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Hi! I'm Kendra! I'm on a creative pursuit with two little people by my side. Here you will find easy DIYs, knitting, sewing or spinning projects, upcycling, mom life and ideas for a handmade home. Join me in the journey!
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