I am continuing on my Hexagon
path--a few each day...
But midstream from making
rosette after rosette---
I decided to make another table topper
like this one
in the Kismet colors
for the Autumn
and Winter months:
↷↷↷↷
this one is Spring
and on the reverse below
is Summer
↧↧↧
I think this one is my favorite
table topper of all the ones
I've made...
so.....
that being said....
I have started the center
chain of hexies --
25 of them--
as shown here
on the right laying
across my little sewing
box...
:)))
This group will be Autumnal
colors....
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I have begun my tea dying process
for more fabric journal
fabrics...
The little pieces of fabric are layered and
then rolled into and tied into
little bundles to
soak up that extra strong tea...
As you can see they have
already begun to absorb the
color through osmosis...
and....
I have hung a few bits over
the sides of my dish as
they will turn really dark, chocolate
brown...
so yummy!!
😋😍
They will stay in place for
2 weeks until all the liquid
has been taken up and
they have begun to dry...
I will not unwrap them until
they are just about dry...
I will return to show you the results
when they are ready...
💗💚💜
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All last weekend and up to
today I have been working on
my stacks of fabric to de-stash.
Above is the last of them.
I have FOUR BIG bags-full
to donate to Goodwill...
And, strangely enough
👽💁
I STILL have a lot of fabrics
to play with....
{who knew???}
I took all all of the fabrics I
knew I'd never use --or that
have been there forever and are
no longer attracting me [and
closed my eyes] and put
them in a basket...
Lots of hemming and hawing
going on here, let me tell you!!
THEN...
of the ones I liked --
I just kept a small piece.
At least 2/3rd of my stash
has gone...
out of sight, out of mind--
and to be used instead of
just being STORED!!
AND,,,
I still have boxes and bags to be
gone through of
scraps and chunks and
leftovers from former quilts...
That will be for later on...
Enough for now...
Since I am no longer able to make any
big quilts, it didn't make any sense
to keep all those fabrics taking
up my limited space.
[I did keep layer cakes and
charms for use in my
fabric journaling...]
DE-STASHED AT LAST!!!
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So, on this lovely Wednesday afternoon,
I will sit out on our deck and visit
Hexagonia for a while
and wool-gather a bit....
hugs to you all,
Julierose,
La blageuse
(now-destashed-euse)
Congratulations on your major de-stash - it's a good feeling I know! And yet we never seem to run out of fabric, ever, right? ;). Your new autumnal hexie project is so pretty. The tea dyeing is intriguing and it will be fun to see the final product.
ReplyDeleteWow, I have purged all but 2 or 3 of my quilting magazines, but haven't had the courage to even think about all the fabrics! Kudos to you for sharing your excess through donation, some lucky quilters will be so happy when they discover them.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! You have been busy thinning out your stash. Quilting has so many different stages. The desire to quilt, the mental planning, the accumulation of materials, the actual construction including cutting & sewing, the finishing, the decluttering, the using of the quilt and on and on and on. I have moved a number of pieces from my fabric stash lately but not as much a it sounds like you have. It always makes me feel "extra good" about myself to clean things out. Your reversible table topper is great! I don't blame your for wanting to make another one.
ReplyDeleteGood for you getting that stash out! I might end up doing something like that too. I love your table toppers! They are just striking. I've never done tea dying. Let me know how it works out!
ReplyDeleteit multiplies like rabbits.
ReplyDeleteYou have been busy and brave to purge so much of your fabric. Just think how excited those whom find it in the donation shop will be! Tea dying, I've never done that, sounds intriguing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful table topper projects!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind destashing fabric but the sorting and restacking would cripple me I think. If you have extra of the marsh grasses batik keep me in mind.
As soon as I get past 4th of July I will be doing fabric dyeing like you do.
It is a beautiful day! But my TQC slow stitching tiny blocks kept blowing away...
Congratulations on your de-stashing! It is something I need to do, but have not been able to contemplate yet.
ReplyDeleteYour table toppers are wonderful. Hexies are so pretty. Good for you destashing. You go girl
ReplyDeleteI find it so hard to let go of fabric.... Good for you to do it!
ReplyDeleteI have a question about your tea-dying bundles: How do you prevent them from getting mildewy when they stay wrapped up and damp for so long? In my house damp bundles (dampened as for pressing after a wash) end up with mildew if kept longer than a day. I would love to know! Thanks.
First up your luscious table toppers - gorgeous!! I'd love to make one for our large dining table, in fact I think the hexagons I have made already could go towards this project - thank you for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteOh how organised you are with your sorting - I always find this quite overwhelming, but I must follow your example and sort my excess/unwanted fabrics.
Very big congratulations on the destash! That's HUGE!!! I recently destashed pretty much all my bits of fabrics I had for using in crazy quilts because I realized I didn't want to do them anymore. Remarkable how relieved I felt when it was gone! I did keep a few small bits that I can use for making greeting cards though.
ReplyDeleteI love your table topper design - such a great use for hexxies.
And - I've tea dyed before but never tried leaving it to absorb the tea in that way. Hmmmm....pondering.....