My first Patchwork Quilt

Cutting out fabric for new Patchwork Quilt 

ta daaa !!!!    fast forward and its finished   

In its place 

Could get hooked on this 

Revirse side   so glad I went with the spots        all fabrics avaible at the Crafty Fox Drogheda 

http://thecraftyfox.ie/

Just a Doodle on the Machine

Let me introduce you to my new baby,   here she is , so smooth , so lovely to sew on , I am so excited to to have her to myself , its like drawing with a pencil. I am on the look out for an extension arm for her and then im sorted ,  have nt got a name for her yet , mind you I havent got a name for my phaff which is now mended and back home with me . 

So I sat at the machine one day and started doodling , had just come back from sligo and was inspired by the rugged landscape ,  mind you i seem to be attracted to tree s , as I was with Fairy Tree in an earlier post and it seems a lot of you are aswell 

so I left that doodle aside for a few days and then one day decided to add some colour ,
and here it is ,  you see when you look out each day at the grey skys of summer in Ireland and you think there is no colour   well your wrong , here is proof

just placed a mount on top to see how it looks but think i will bring this one into the framers to work their magic ,


Now if you will excuse me im off to play  ,  oh sorry work , such a good feeling when you do what you love

EILEEN 

Avocado Dying and Textile Landscape's

I have dyed fabric before with Avocado and loved the results so tought i'd dye another batch 

here I have added my fabrics to the pot with  2 avocado skins  , just put the skins into pot and bring to the boil , reduce temp and add your fabrics . I have used cotton , linen, silks  and lace

love the deep colours , but they will be brighter when dry 

here you can see all peaches to pinks 

I love the way they turn out , uneven colour , and the different shades on the different fabrics 

One of my textile hearts made from avocado skins   first batch 

some more of my landscape textiles 

detail view 

textile landscape