Finally,
a day to spend a few hours in the dye studio. I have been wanting to try the
process of "Iced Parfait" since I read in the the June/July 2012
issue of Quilting
Arts Magazine. The article was written by Carl Ludington. You all
know I love to ice dye and my other style is parfait dyeing, so it just makes
sense to combine the processes.
Two of
the vats are in colors for our bedroom quilt, that I keep changing my mind on
how it is going to look and be constructed. The third vat is of old dye that
was in my dye refrigerator. These dyes have been sitting in the fridge for
months, so I don't know strong the colors will come out. I just threw in diaper
flannel to see what happens. If they don't come out well I will use the diaper
flannel as batting in my art quilts.
This
morning I also discharged the last of the pink silk in my stash, about 4-5
yards. Since I emptied the icemaker this morning, on the iced parfait dyeing,
the silk will have to wait until tomorrow to be dyed. Have to let that icemaker
catch up with my dyeing habit. I am going to make a new blouse of the silk and
use one of my current tops as the pattern. I found the top in a shop in
California, it is lightweight linen, cut on the bias and the most comfortable
and flattering top I own.
Yesterday
I was honored to help hang the latest show for the Dallas Area Fiber Artists.
The show is at the Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas. Beautiful
church and gallery area. The Dallas Area Fiber Artists never cease to amaze me
with how all of our varied styles and processes work together in a show. Here
are three of the walls of the show. I didn't get a picture of one of the wall. Check the DAFA website later for all the pictures.
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