Making an art quilt
November 6, 2007 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Home & Living
Technique Tuesday!
The quilt that I shared with you yesterday, September Morning, is very similar to one I did awhile back called My Heart. The techniques are identical, except that I didn’t dye any of the fabrics other than the organza and the lace. Fortunately for me, I had some stained materials left over from the last quilt, so I just used those. The directions can be found here: Making an art quilt
Even though this quilt is much more colorful than the last, it still gives the effect of being monochromatic, with the addition of the neutral creams. The leaves were cut from a lucky fabric find from about 12 years ago. No, we don’t throw stuff out in my business 
Staining fabrics in coffee
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Check out what others are saying about this post...[...] Making an Art Quilt compares techniques used in two similar quilts. A technique she used in the beige colored piece consisted of staining with coffee. (My daughter has used tea to dye some of her fabrics, lace, and other accessories. I don’t think she’s tried it with coffee.) [...]