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.)

Making a Monochromatic Art Quilt with the coffee stained pieces results in a lovely antique type piece.

The other day I posted about her September Morning quilt, Superb Creativity in an Autumn Quilt.

Have you created works of art with coffee and tea stained/dyed fabrics and accessories?  If you haven’t, you may want to give it a try, especially if you’re striving for an antique effect.

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Another of Cyndi’s Lovely Art Quilts

Don’t miss Cyndi’s work of art over at Layers Upon Layers.

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Enjoy Superb Creativity in an Autumn Quilt

Now I’ve heard of many types of retreats, but never one for beaders before.  I’m looking forward to Cyndi’s report about her trip to this event about halfway across the USA from where she lives.

Quilters have begun to find beads important as embellishments in their work.  My daughter collects beads and even makes them to add interest to her quilt hangings and fabric art.

What have you been doing with beads?  Have you ever attended a “beading retreat?”

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Beading Retreats…Do Quilters Attend These?

My daughter enjoys painting and dyeing fabrics and creating all types of unusual designs.  She says it relaxes her.  In fact, she used some of her dyed fabric for her padfolio project, described at her Meandering Threads blog.

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Painting & Dyeing Fabric for Quilting Projects