Monday, February 15, 2010

Muslin Quilt with Hand-Dyed Center and Hand Stitched Overall Design








Last summer I hand-dyed several pieces of Osnaberg muslin and several pieces of linen. The sizes are 48 x 54, 32 x 55 and 31 x 42. I found some linen/rayon fabric in a cream color on sale for $2.50/yard and decided to border the dyed pieces with the cream fabric. Now I am doing a running stitch in free-hand embroidery with either perle cotton or embroidery floss in the colors of the dyed fabric to quilt the pieces together. The batting is Warm and Natural in a cotton polyester blend and the back is unbleached muslin. This is so much fun and the first one is finished.