Bizzy Bizzy Bizzy

It seems that I am totally losing myself in the dye pots and at the sewing machine lately! I wake up in the middle of the night thinking about what I'm going to do when the new day finally breaks, and then I dream rather impatiently about these projects for the remainder of the night. It's a wonderful addiction: this fiber art!

Here is a Dharma silk cami that I dyed last week, using a couple of layers of wax and color:


These camis are terrific for sleepwear and I do wear them until they literally cannot be worn another night. They are so soft, and it seems that they are warm in the winter (in Georgia and under a down comforter) and then they are cool in the summer under our little cotton matelaise.

This is "Barker's Bungalow"


I made it for the Breaking Traditions Art Quilt Exhibit, which Lynn Krawczyk sponsors every year. This year the proceeds go to Bernie Berlin's "A Place to Bark", a non-profit organization that finds loving homes for abused and orphaned dogs and cats. You can read more about Bernie's work here. You can read more about the Breaking Traditions Art Quilt Exhibit here.

This is a silk scarf that I have made for a redheaded friend of mine who has been so kind to lend books to me over the past several years

here's a detail shot:


And do you remember this fabric that I painted a month or so ago using Melly Testa's technique?

It is a very light and yummy silk/cotton blend which I have sewn up into a nice light summertime top. I put rolled hems on the bottom and sleeve edges, and I am looking forward to wearing it for another month or two.

Lastly, here are two of C's recycled t-shirts, which I have dyed and intend to make into a skirt and top. You need to hold me to this!


Hope your days have been bizzy and funn!!!

PEACE!!!