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Soy Wax Revisited

By: Lynda November 8, 2021November 8, 2021

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I’ve not written a tutorial for soy wax batik for years, so I thought it was time for an update. So let’s get started.

Natural Dyeing with Brandywine Viburnum Berries

By: Lynda October 16, 2021October 16, 2021

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You know I love to dye, but I’ve never been a fan of natural dyeing except for Indigo. I’ve been seeing a lot of natural dyeing lately so I thought I’d try it again, and include a little tutorial. There are lots of ways to dye naturally. This is just one way.

How To: Rust Dyeing Again

By: Lynda August 8, 2021August 8, 2021

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After trying rust dyeing several years ago, I thought I’d give it another try. Here is my post from 2015.

How To: Scrappy Fabric

By: Lynda February 10, 2021February 12, 2021

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I’ve been looking at my bag of scraps I’ve been collecting over the last year, and wanted to do something with it. I’ve made a scrappy scarf in this post, but wanted to just make pieces of scrappy fabric for upcoming projects.

Christmas Tree Cards and More

By: Lynda December 14, 2020December 19, 2020

Greeting Cards, Sewing, tutorialsChristmas tree cards, fabric bookmarks, Fabric greeting cards, fabric tags, tutorials12 Comments

Since I made those fabric scrap cards, I have really been having fun making other stuff from that process. Today I’ll show you my Christmas tree cards and more.

Printing with Collard Greens

By: Lynda December 1, 2020December 4, 2020

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Today I’m talking about printing with collard greens. For those who don’t know my hubby, he grows all kinds of great veggies for us to eat. One of our favorites is collards. To tell you the truth, until I met Dave fifteen years ago, I never tasted this vegetable. Every year when he brings them…

Changing my mind

By: Lynda October 28, 2020

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I’m continuing to work on the postcards for the monthly Postcard Fabric Art Facebook Group. We’re now in the 70’s, and I’ve spent a lot of time changing my mind on this piece! Here is the finished one.

ABC’s of Art Part 4

By: Lynda October 10, 2020October 10, 2020

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Now to finish the ABC’s of Art. U is for unfinished. This is a print from Pat Pauly’s Glorious Prints week-long class at QSDS last year. I really hated my quilting on it. I do have other prints in this series, but this was my favorite. I guess I need to print some more. V…

ABC’s of Art Part 3

By: Lynda September 23, 2020September 25, 2020

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I’m continuing my ABC’s of Art. Today we start with M. M is for marbling. I was obsessed with this technique awhile back. Check out all of my posts on ths fun technique HERE. N is for Nature – printed leaves from foam stamp on ice dyed background. Here is the tutorial. O is for…