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September 16, 2024
Dip Dyed Rope Bowls from Alamosa Quilter

 I did a little experiment last week. I bought some liquid Rit dye from the grocery store along with a bottle of the Rit dye Color Fix. I followed the directions on the bottles and dip dyed a sewn bowl and some loose rope.

Here is the bowl before dyeing.

bowl before dyeing

I used an old bucket to set the bowl and loose rope in with the dye. Then I set them in the sun in my backyard to dry.

dyed bowl and rope drying in the sun

dyed bowl and rope drying in the sun

Here is what the bowl looks like after it dried. 

finished dip dyed bowl

Then I made another bowl with the dip dyed loose rope.

bowl made with loose dip dyed rope top view

bowl made with loose dip dyed rope side view

bowl made with loose dip dyed rope cork finish

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July 21, 2020
Trial by Fire from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

We had a great Monday sewing Zoom session. It truly feels like we're all together in the same room. The only thing that disappoints me is that I can't seem to use my Bluetooth earbuds with Zoom. I can watch videos with the earbuds - no problem. I can see the earbuds connected to the Zoom audio, but I hear nothing, and they can't hear me. GRRR!!! 

So that means that I have to be somewhat attached to the laptop. Oh well - it could be worse. I was going to do some cutting and well - I just need ...

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June 24, 2020
Faith Hope and Love…These ThreeHow many ways can we use... from Living Water Quilter



Faith Hope and Love…These Three

How many ways can we use Kraft-tex?  For the Ambassador June project I decided to try an inspirational home decor project.

NOTE: As a Kraft-tex Ambassador for C&T Publishing I received the Saffron hand-dyed and pre-washed Kraft-tex.

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I love trying something new. My mind is always churning with ideas on how to use ...

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January 31, 2020
A quick and easy passport case from Quilting and More...

Have I mentioned that I really like working with cork? In case I haven’t yet, I do! I recently saw a YouTube tutorial on how to make a passport case from cork, and it occurred to me that I had some cork on hand and that my husband didn’t have a passport case. I modified […]

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