Indigo Dye Party Quilt

I found another barn to photograph a quilt on.  I love taking photos of old barns and what better reason to get out and do so, than photographing a quilt completion.  This barn is SPECTACULAR!

Barns absolutely dwarf my quilts, but this is my favorite shot!  I always ask permission and sometimes I meet the nicest people.  This morning, I knew exactly which barn I wanted, and the farmer was very hospitable.  He said take all the pictures you want.  While I was doing so, he came out and chatted and opened a door for me, should I want to go inside.  I only took a half-step in, because it is very old, and no longer used except as a home by a flighty flock of pigeons.  His daughter-in-law also came and chatted, then the old guy came back and gave me some fresh picked tomatoes. 

 

Here is the close-up.  If you click on the photo, it will enlarge, so you can see more of the details.

Meanwhile, I took these photos on August 16, but I cannot "post" this until Elverta's birthday.  It is a gift for her 80th.  Her daughter arranged the "dye party' and she and Elverta's grandson each made a block for the quilt.  The rest of the blocks were made by the other five ladies in the Cloverdale Ladies Society.

Quilt Top Resulting From Indigo Dye Party

Remember the Indigo Dye Party, in June?  Well, several participants made 9 1/2 inch square blocks for a quilt top.  It is coming along very well.  A and I decided it needs a couple borders; they will be added next week.

Near the end of July, this is what is on the design wall.  A came over on Wednesday and we got them sewed to each other.  Now for the borders.  It is going to be a quilt for a friend.

Indigo Dye Party!

My "Ladies Club" celebrated our long friendship, today, with an indigo dye party!  It was at E's house and the weather was perfect for the first day of summer.  Most of us were smart or lucky enough to have worn or brought a jacket or sweater.  It was sunny, but a tad breezy.  There are always a couple days like this in June, and we were lucky to have it fall on our dye party day, so it was not scorching hot for us gals.  C3 (E's grandson) showed off his knowledge of chickens and he introduced us to several, which we were fortunate to pet their heads and enjoy the vision of their lovely feathers. 

Of course, everyone brought white fabric except me.  I brought some of Virginia's detestable fabric and I shared with A and R, so mine is not the only ones without white.  If you click on the photo, it will enlarge so you can see the details, including but not limited to the amazing dye jobs on the not-white fabrics.

Here is some of the pieces sitting in the settle-down juice, before the final rinse.  (the terminology escapes me)

This is about my favorite one.  I pressed all my pieces after I got home, and I hung this one on my quilt studio wall.  Everyone made such lovely pieces!