Fabrics
The fabrics come in 3 variations. I offer a 45% cotton - 55% linen blend, a 100% cotton ticking, as well as a flannel that is 100% cotton. All three of the fabrics come in twelve fabulous colors: yellow, marigold, orange, red, chartreuse, emerald green, robins egg blue, alpine blue, lavender, raspberry, fuchsia & pink.
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My hand dyed 100% cotton ticking is a beautiful woven ticking. It is close to a cotton homespun fabric. It takes the dye very well leaving the black & red stripe in tack during the dying. The ticking with a light stripe changes color in the dye bath! The light stripe is less noticeable than the black and red. This fabric works well with all 100% cotton and cotton linen blend fabrics!
My hand dyed cotton- linen blend is, 55% linen to 45% cotton. It is wonderful to work with. The colors are bright, yet soft. With the added cotton to the fabric there is not a problem with wrinkles. A quilt, bag or garment made with this beautiful fabric will far out last 100% cotton. This fabric works well with all other 100% cotton fabrics. It is also wonderful for hand or machine embellishing.
My hand dyed 100% cotton flannel is fantastic! It takes the color so well! The fabric is a high quality flannel and will not "pill" after washing. It is very soft to the touch and lovely to work with. I love using it for appliqué work.
Trims
I also hand dye 3 different types of trim: ribbon, rick rack, and cotton webbing which come in the same stunning colors as the fabrics above.
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My hand dyed grosgrain ribbon is a cotton rayon blend. It has the feel and drape of a silk ribbon. I love using it for traditional and art quilts, as well as packages for the special quilter in your life! It works very well for all ribbon work purposes.
My hand dyed rick rack is 100% cotton. I use it on all quilts, bags, clothing and even paper! The colors are very rich. With four sizes it works for everything!
My hand dyed 100% cotton webbing is just the thing to make all your bags look great. You just can't find these colors anywhere! The 2" makes a great belt as well!
Patterns
My original quilt and bag patterns are designed to be fun, interesting, colorful and fast! All my patterns use my hand dyed fabrics and trims!
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TIP:
I use a denim needle when using hand dyed fabrics. I also shorten my stitch length to 2. When a fabric is hand dyed it tightens the weave. Using a slightly heavier needle will ensure a straight seam.
Washing instructions:
Wash all fabric and trims in cold water, tumble dry, separate light colors from dark colors.