I tea dyed the blocks so the mishmash of fabrics would blend better.

They are all very nice. Thanks for sharing the tea dye hint to help blend some of the colors.

I really do like your crumbs. I haven't been able to say that about all I've seen, but I do like yours. Did you tea dye after the blocks were made? They have a kind of antique look.

Very nice

Yes I did tea dye, but only the blocks. After dyeing, I dried in the dryer; rinsed with cool water; and dried in the dryer again. I used the suggested strength of 1 Qt hot water and 4 tea bags ( I buy the cheaper brands for this) and let fabrics stay in the water for at least 30 minutes.

That's neat!

Awesome! Love the tea dyeing idea. Does the color hold up through multiple washings or does it eventually fade out?

NIce!

I think that it will fade out eventually, but not sure how many times these will be washed:wink:

Clever...they are very pretty. Thanks for sharing the tip..I think it could be very useful. I was just thinking, you could maybe use a very light coloured dye, maybe pastel blues or palest pinks to make randoms more cohesive? Hmm...this group always inspires so many ideas!

You have more patience than I do...they look cute...my old eyes wouldn't let me do that...good job!! crafty_linda_b

Very cute!! I have been wondering what something looked like made with tiny crumbs. Thanks for sharing.. Oh the ideas... lol

Adorable, the tea dye is a great idea.

Your crumb quilt is beautiful!!

VERY NICE

And to think I always throw crumbs away, very nice

Very nice!! Great way to use up scraps and the way it blends the blocks together is great. Thanks for the recipe!

Another great idea! I have a photo I took of a friends ultralight plane I am working on and couldnt find the fabric to shadow the different parts of it to put on the background fabric . By dying with diff coloured dyes it should work! thanks!!

I always have too...now they have a reason to keep them.

Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

I like the tea dye. I have a lot of crumbs that I am saving in hopes of one day using them. Thanks for sharing.

Sewfine

It is wonderful. Isn't that the greatest way to get fabrics to blend perfectly

It is wonderful. Isn't that the greatest way to get fabrics to blend perfectly

Love the tea dyeing - very pretty!

Love the effect of the tea dye - thanks for sharing!

Cute crumb quilts! :) Smallest I've done is 3"~

Beautiful.. and thanks for the tea die hint.

You could even use different strengths of the same dye, so you would have different shades of the same color.

Thanks for showing us how nice the crumb blocks can look and for sharing how to do the tea dying.

I love your mini quilts

I love the tea dye idea! Those are so cute...they have that antique look. I have a lot of scraps I'll need to deal with some day... and crumb blocks may be the answer.

I had never heard of crumb quilts until I joined the board - Love your quilts and plan on trying one of my own in the future - have some crums left over from my granny and a neighbor lady who taught me how to quilt = great way to honor two great ladies

I do love your minis too! You are so good at them. I love to see all the differant ways you come up with to use them.

How are your patterns doing?

very nice, but way to small for me to work with.

A thanks to everyone. If you wanted to work with dyeing crumbs on a larger size I would suggest using a fabric dye in a tan color. Some say the tanin in the tea is hard on the fabric. With these little ones that will get little wash and wear I don't feel it's an issue. If I were to do a larger quilt I would use fabric dye instead.

I love your little crumb quilts. I've been making 6" crumb squares but now I know what I will be doing with the REALLY small crumbs.

Here is a tutorial on making crumb squares, for anyone who may like to try it:
http://static.quiltingboard.com/uplo...c0760_2513.pdf

Thanks for the tut, cpk. It's very well presented. With my little ones I often use an 1/8" seam allowance. It's not going to get any wear and tear and the foundation piecing gives it a little more stability. The only time I trim is when I square it up, so don't have very many scraps to deal with.

What would happen if you used a touch of food color to get that lighter color? Hmm another inspiration!

cute, cute!!

Yesterday, I was looking at a tutorial, on this board, for making beautiful Tiffany stained glass quilts. There are very good directions, within the tute, for coloring your backgrounds. I'll see if I can find it...be right back :-D

Here you go:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-110571-1.htm
If you scroll down a little in her 1st post she explains how she "paints" the background using watered down fabric paint on wet fabric.

Like it! Iv'e never made any crumbs,but have plenty of scraps to do so.