In addition to the January Girls (now available as a pattern!), our February show-and-tell also had an abundance of colorful fabric.
Joan decided to take a positive outlook on our lousy weather, and figured, if life gives you snow, make snow-dyed fabric. She used only two shades of dye to make all of the pieces shown above. She folded, twisted, and clamped the fabric in various patterns, and soaked the material in a soda-ash solution. Then she covered the folded fabric with a thick layer of snow, and sprinkled powdered dye (in raisin and sage green) over the snow. As the snow melted, it randomly dispersed the dye and made beautiful patterns.
Ann R. showed us what she's been working on during this long winter. This truly stunning quilt top is done in needle-turn applique.
From all the colors of the rainbow, to only one; 'Shades of Pink' is this critter's official name, but Vicki calls him Pinky the Cat.
For our lesson, Ann C. taught us how to make probably a dozen different ribbon flowers from the book Ribbonwork by Helen Gibb.
Our last entry for show and tell is this tiny little girl (she's about 4" high, seated). She is the first part of a mother & child doll that Katie is designing. Her face is needle-sculpted cloth with a cloth overlay.
From all the colors of the rainbow, to only one; 'Shades of Pink' is this critter's official name, but Vicki calls him Pinky the Cat.
For our lesson, Ann C. taught us how to make probably a dozen different ribbon flowers from the book Ribbonwork by Helen Gibb.
Our last entry for show and tell is this tiny little girl (she's about 4" high, seated). She is the first part of a mother & child doll that Katie is designing. Her face is needle-sculpted cloth with a cloth overlay.
