JanetJo
April 17, 2012 Remembering Mom
My family has a long history of quiltmaking. My mother made quilts as a young woman to use as bedding. Her sister, Louise, also started young, but continued quilting throughout her life. Both my maternal and paternal grandmothers made quilts to be used on the beds. I have some quilts from each of them, some ...read more
682 – Airbrushed Oak leaves fabric
Airbrushed quilter’s fabric Bronze, blue and gold metallic paints were airbrushed onto the surface of this commercial black cotton fabric creating a shadowy leaf pattern. Photography can’t capture the rich beauty this technique creates. You’ll be thrilled to own it. This piece would make a gorgeous addition to your next quilt or fiber art project. ...read more
683 – Airbrushed metallic ginko leaves
Airbrushed quilter’s fabric Bronze, gold and blue metallic paints were airbrushed onto the surface of this commercial black cotton fabric creating a shadowy leaf pattern. Photography can’t capture the rich beauty this technique creates. You’ll be thrilled to own it. This piece would make a gorgeous addition to your next quilt or fiber art project. ...read more
679 – Black with metallic paints airbrushed fabric
Airbrushed quilter’s fabric Bronze, blue and red metallic paints were airbrushed onto the surface of this commercial black cotton fabric creating a shadowy leaf pattern. Photography can’t capture the rich beauty this technique creates. You’ll be thrilled to own it. This piece would make a gorgeous addition to your next quilt or fiber art project. ...read more
678 – Black with Metallic airbrushed fabric
Airbrushed quilter’s fabric Bronze, white and gold metallic paints were airbrushed onto the surface of this commercial black cotton fabric. Photography can’t capture the rich beauty this technique creates. You’ll be thrilled to own it. This piece would make a gorgeous addition to your next quilt or fiber art project. There is one yard of ...read more
681 – Black with metallic airbrushed fabric
Airbrushed quilter’s fabric Bronze, white and gold metallic paints were airbrushed onto the surface of this commercial black cotton fabric. Photography can’t capture the rich beauty this technique creates. You’ll be thrilled to own it. This piece would make a gorgeous addition to your next quilt or fiber art project. There is one yard of ...read more
680 – Black airbrushed with metallic paints
Airbrushed quilter’s fabric Bronze, gold and white metallic paints were airbrushed onto the surface of this commercial black cotton fabric. Photography can’t capture the rich beauty this technique creates. You’ll be thrilled to own it. This piece would make a gorgeous addition to your next quilt or fiber art project. There is 1/2 yard of ...read more
399 – Snow dyed one-yard cotton fabric
Hand dyed quilter’s fabric This fabric was snow dyed – snow was packed over treated fabric and dye was poured over the top. It looks like a snow cone, but results in this lovely watery design. This piece would make a gorgeous addition to your next quilt or fiber art project. There is one yard ...read more
380 – Snow dyed cotton fabric
Hand dyed quilter’s fabric This fabric is snow dyed – snow was packed over treated fabric and dyes poured over the top. It looks like a snow cone, but results in this water, beautiful fabric. This piece would make a gorgeous addition to your next quilt or fiber art project. There is one yard of ...read more
398 – Hand Dyed cotton quilter’s fabric
Hand dyed quilter’s fabric This fabric was snow dyed – treated fabric was packed in snow and dye was poured over the top. It looks like a snow cone, but the results are this watery, beautiful fabric. This piece would make a gorgeous addition to your next quilt or fiber art project. There is 1/2 ...read more
What to do when the project fails
Recently, I was commissioned to create fabric for a comforter and pillow shams; seven yards total. The request was for a creamy fabric stamped with leaves in blue, purple and green. I thought, “no problem”. I hadn’t thought through how I would get the soda ash to combine with the dyes without mixing them. And ...read more
397 – Hand dyed Shibori, stamped cotton fabric
Hand dyed quilter’s fabric This fabric was created using a technique known as Arashi Shibori or pole wrapping. Fabric is wrapped around a pole, pushed down and dyed. It creates this stripey, fish net pattern. It was also stamped ...read more
396 – Hand dyed leafy cotton fabric
Hand dyed quilter’s fabric This fabric was first stamped with thickened dyes and then over-dyed with blue and green. This piece would make a gorgeous addition to your next quilt or fiber art project. There is one yard of this fabric. The fabric was washed twice during the dye process, so it is preshrunk. Hand ...read more
395 – Hand dyed cotton fabric
Hand dyed quilter’s fabric This fabric was first stamped with thickened dyes using a leaf stamp. It was then over dyed with blue and yellow, creating some greens This piece would make a gorgeous addition to your next quilt ...read more
394 – Hand dyed stamped and Shibori cotton fabric
Hand dyed quilter’s fabric This fabric was created using a technique known as Arashi Shibori or pole wrapping. Fabric is wrapped around a pole, pushed down and dyed. It creates this stripey, fish net pattern. The leaves were stamped on with thickened dye. This piece would make a gorgeous addition to your next quilt or ...read more
New Arashi Shibori
February 13, 2012 There has been a lot of talk on the QuiltArt Internet list about Arashi Shibori dyeing. (pole wrapping) It was sparked by Kay Sorenson taking a class from Jan Myers Newbury, a leader and teacher in this ancient Japanese art. I’ve always loved the quilts Jan makes with her fabrics. And her ...read more
393 – Hand dyed Arashi Shibori cotton fabric
Hand dyed quilter’s fabric This fabric was created using a technique known as Arashi Shibori or pole wrapping. Fabric is wrapped around a pole, pushed down and dyed. It creates this stripey, fish net pattern. This piece would make a gorgeous addition to your next quilt or fiber art project. There is one yard of ...read more
392 – Hand dyed Arashi Shibori cotton fabric
Hand dyed quilter’s fabric This fabric was created using a technique known as Arashi Shibori or pole wrapping. Fabric is wrapped around a pole, pushed down and dyed. It creates this stripey, fish net pattern. This piece would make a gorgeous addition to your next quilt or fiber art project. There is one yard of ...read more
390 – Arashi Shibori Hand dyed cotton fabric
Hand dyed quilter’s fabric This fabric was created using a technique known as Arashi Shibori or pole wrapping. Fabric is wrapped around a pole, pushed down and dyed. It creates this stripey, fish net pattern. This piece would make a gorgeous addition to your next quilt or fiber art project. There is one ...read more
389 – Arashi Shibori Hand Dyed Fabric
Hand dyed quilter’s fabric This fabric was created using a technique known as Arashi Shibori or pole wrapping. Fabric is wrapped around a pole, pushed down and dyed. It creates this stripey, fish net pattern. This piece would make a gorgeous addition to your next quilt or fiber art project. There is one yard of ...read more