Tiny crumbs
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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
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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.
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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
Here is a tutorial on making crumb squares, for anyone who may like to try it:
http://static.quiltingboard.com/uplo...c0760_2513.pdf
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Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
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
Here is a tutorial on making crumb squares, for anyone who may like to try it:
http://static.quiltingboard.com/uplo...c0760_2513.pdf
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Originally Posted by earthwalker
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!
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Originally Posted by oksewglad
Originally Posted by earthwalker
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!
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.
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