Sewing stuff

There's been a few projects going on this week, bits and pieces and another cushion custom order.

I found these tiny 75mm purses I'd cut out- they're on their way to being finished!

It gave me some inspiration for my doiley project!

a hat was finished too. God, her head grows a lot!

Unexpected review

I'm getting all ready for this great exhibition.

Having no idea what I'm making led some play in the kitchen yesterday.

I haven't played with the dyes for ages- a few years in fact! 

I still have the stash I got cheap at Spotlight- I'm still trying to find more of this brand, as it dyes double the amount of Dylon. And lets look at the colors....

This is Royal Blue, on a beige-ish tablecloth. I wish I could say I had editing skills, but seriously, I pressed 'auto-correct' and it came up this good! 

This one was done on the stove and simmered....

this one a bucket of hot water; 

 also a bucket of hot water. Not for very long either, as I had a kid

 nagging me to take it out!

(the bottom right doiley was a dark beige originally.)

I also had a box of Dylon from before they changed their packaging. On the stove constantly being stirred, it still was very patchy....

and whereas exactly the same batch of doilies went into the orange and came out uniform, this lot frustrated me a bit!

what do you think? has ANYONE seen the Uni-care dyes around? I've got a pot on the stove with my huge beige 'market tablecloth in it, can't wait to show you the finished product- it definitely won't be cut up!

PS Has blogger changed it's fonts? Or is it just me?

Because you asked so nicely....

here is what I did with my doilies.

I know, my pegs are amazing, should have picked some nicer ones, I think! Such a lovely shade of blue. I did a couple of plain white onesies too, they have come out a bit mottley, which I like.

Hopefully not much else to dye now, and I can get to work using these bits and bobs.