Fabric Dyeing

            
                 A true sign of summer is  inviting a couple of friends over, having lunch and...

Ahh-- dyeing fabric on my back patio.

Ice Dyeing: Adding ice on top makes the dye look softer- more like a watercolor.

(The ice is melted in this photo.)

 Low emersion (tray dyeing)

 Bag dyeing

Dye Supplies

dharmatrading.com

I only use Procion dyes after trying everything else. For really bright colors use a good dye. Prepare your fabric in soda ash and water by soaking it for 15 minutes. I use mason jar and squeeze bottles for the dyes. (Can not be used for food later!!) Let your fabric or shirts sit for at least 24 hours after dyeing. Rinse in water until clear and use mild soap to remove dye.

These blue trays came from  a hospital.

My Quilt Gallery

       New Quilts by Cathy Jeffers Art Quilts and MixeD MediA

Missing You

Cats Jumping Over the Moon

     Detail: Cats Jumping Over the Moon

Detail: Garden Party

Mother and Child Immigration

Bird of Paradise (Sold)

                                                                     Frida Khalo

LGBTQ & Black Lives Matter  2016

                                             Catting Around Town

Announcing

4/17/17-5/26/17
Cathy Jeffers and Virginia BurroughsFaces in Fabric

Opening  Recption is April 21 from 6:00-8:00pm  St. Mary's, Ohio


A collection of work by two friends.. one that loves to create art with fabric and one that uses photography and collage! Cathy and Virginia will have a joint exhibit that complement each other’s work.

Come see my work...!

Revealed

Revealed Just Ended.

It was a great show and an opportunity for me to

exhibit my work as an artist in the Columbus, Ohio area.

This Quilt Just Back

Today, sitting on my front step was a box with three quilts in it.
Fun when they come back and you get to think about them all
over again. Usually, it's such a rush to get them out of the
house-- meeting a deadline and all.

                                                                            

This is Garden Party. It showed the flowers having a good time, and of course some are talking about some of the other flowers. Some are in new blooms, others are wilting.

Yes, I'm placing human drama on a group of flowers in this quilt.

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#my quilts     #garden party    #art 

A New Blog!

A blog about my own fabric art!

Let's start with this one. I made two quilts when my good friend passed away last winter. One was somber, it was the one the family saw. This is the other quilt I made. It is a face (maybe, me?) with tears. The title is Missing You 2016. He would of said to me... "What in the hell is that suppose to be?" Why I gave myself a gold chin I will never know.

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All artwork by Cathy Jeffers unless otherwise noted.