I dyed a quilt today
03-08-2011, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by MaryStoaks
This past week I made this quilt for my nephew, he wanted one like my mom used to make in the 60s. It just looked so bright that I couldn't send it to him, I didn't like it. This morning I dyed it with Tan Rit Dye in my washing machine. Now it is toned down and I like it better, I hope he does too.
03-08-2011, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by deeknapp
How did you do that?
03-08-2011, 08:56 AM
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Great way to "age" a quilt. I saw a magazine article once where they used the tan Rit dye to age ticking fabric. Also they used bleach on some ticking to get a vintage look.
You were very brave to do this to a quilt! Glad to know that this works.
You were very brave to do this to a quilt! Glad to know that this works.
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