tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80285863762525598512012-02-16T20:28:05.639-08:00Alabama Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05400532171390111629noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028586376252559851.post-9413766532106453252009-02-28T12:55:00.000-08:002009-03-06T15:27:26.121-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br />I wanted to experiment with dying some white cloth using tea. I had done it before with paper to give it an aged look and I wanted to try it with fabric. It turned out ok but it didn't get as dark as I would have liked but it still was pretty cool. I put the tea in this old pickle jar along with the fabric and left it over night.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UQwNVmCaLRI/Sanr4z5a7YI/AAAAAAAAACI/VfR5BMPVGiM/s1600-h/IMG_2314.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UQwNVmCaLRI/Sanr4z5a7YI/AAAAAAAAACI/VfR5BMPVGiM/s320/IMG_2314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308032997069090178" border="0" /></a>The next day I saw my dad making some coffee and got the idea to try coffee to maybe get it to become darker. I left that over night.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UQwNVmCaLRI/SanrqTjXLcI/AAAAAAAAACA/L5UnCfi5u2c/s1600-h/Dye.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UQwNVmCaLRI/SanrqTjXLcI/AAAAAAAAACA/L5UnCfi5u2c/s320/Dye.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308032747868466626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And then I had my finished project. It turned out a light tan. I'm still pretty pleased with it. I think that with more experimentation I could come up with a darker color or perhaps other colors. I like the idea of dying your own fabric using natural materials.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UQwNVmCaLRI/SanrZTop1RI/AAAAAAAAAB4/ndIzu5fLRSE/s1600-h/Dye2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UQwNVmCaLRI/SanrZTop1RI/AAAAAAAAAB4/ndIzu5fLRSE/s320/Dye2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308032455832884498" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8028586376252559851-941376653210645325?l=ambo-anne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alabama Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05400532171390111629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028586376252559851.post-78625671571050548952009-02-14T16:13:00.000-08:002009-02-14T16:22:38.291-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UQwNVmCaLRI/SZdfSO_WPVI/AAAAAAAAAAc/4QuOhBYxvnA/s1600-h/Amber%27s+Log+Cabin+Squares.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UQwNVmCaLRI/SZdfSO_WPVI/AAAAAAAAAAc/4QuOhBYxvnA/s320/Amber%27s+Log+Cabin+Squares.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302811853118127442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These are two log cabin quilt blocks I made. I'm going to make them into a hussef to hold all my sewing supplies in. Mama inspired me to make the hussef but I was the one that decided to make log cabin blocks instead of having a plain from. I really love the look of the log cabin type square.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UQwNVmCaLRI/SZdfR-ttNQI/AAAAAAAAAAU/Jgmr5JNYwZM/s1600-h/103_0602.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UQwNVmCaLRI/SZdfR-ttNQI/AAAAAAAAAAU/Jgmr5JNYwZM/s320/103_0602.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302811848749167874" border="0" /></a>When we went to mobile a few weekends ago Mama bought me a pack of extra fine straight pins and I wanted a nice pin cushion to put them in that they would go nice with. I think the white heads go nice with the black and green of this fabric. The pictures are horrid but maybe next time I make something I can get better pictures.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UQwNVmCaLRI/SZdfRl82vQI/AAAAAAAAAAM/WasGKchsjDg/s1600-h/AmberPincushion.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UQwNVmCaLRI/SZdfRl82vQI/AAAAAAAAAAM/WasGKchsjDg/s320/AmberPincushion.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302811842101820674" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8028586376252559851-7862567157105054895?l=ambo-anne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alabama Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05400532171390111629noreply@blogger.com1