This is us doing the happy dance. After only three and a half weeks her home is now under contract. The afore-mentioned clean out has now ratcheted up into a faster, more accelerated pace, it's all good.
If you remember an earlier post about the Big Hex Flimsy I am determined to make a play mat/quilt with a pom pom edge as I found pictured. I ordered this trim, but it only came in natural. Since this quilt is to offer visual stimulation for a little one there simply has to be color added. I looked up many websites for 'how to's' on dyeing pom pom trim. To be honest, they weren't encouraging. And still, undaunted, this idea of mine was still simmering on the back burner of my brain. Suspecting that my trim was all cotton, I cut off one of the pom poms and dropped it into my cup of tea. It grabbed the color! YES!! (A word of caution: as long as the trim is cotton (or natural fibers) the dyeing will work just fine; acrylics, polyesters and blends won't pick up the dye or yield satisfactory results.)
A quick stop at Joann's with this purchase and I was on my way home.
And dry! Perfection!!
The quilting was fast and easy, few starts and stops, one arc led to the next and then the next; continuous line quilting makes for a happy quilter. No simmering here... this was done at the speed of a rapid boil!
Life is Good!
Up next: "On The Edge"
6 comments:
Your play mat is going to be adorable! Love the dyed pompoms!
Gorgeous turquoise for that trim! Congrats on the contract and yes, continuous line DOES make for a happy quilter.
The pom poms turned out great!
Don't know that I had heard of the Flameware before this. Interesting cookware.
What a wonderful color that trim is now! Will look smashing on the mat!
excellent result with the dye..have not ventured there yet...lol
The pom poms are beautiful in blue. You chose a great color.
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