Rust-Tex

The title of today's blog post is the actual name of what is locally called the Rosemont Show. I refer to it as Quilt Fest so I don...

Someone alerted me to a new song by the Doves called, "Kingdom of Rust". If you have 4:19 to spare and would like to watch the off...

For many years I have been buying things with the idea of making collage packs to sell. I will be in the Make It University area of the Inte...

A display of juried international entries dedicated to promoting using rust dyed fabrics in contemporary quilts. Jurors will select works th...

Via email I received a question about using a natural dye bath on silk after rust dyeing. Here is my answer: Most natural dye recipes are f...

No rust dyeing for me this week-end. My YD (Youngest Daughter) and two of her art school friends came here to learn something about fiber ar...

Yesterday my studio assistant helped me finish sorting the loose buttons so I can bag them up to sell in my booth at International Quilt Fe...

The husband, of a friend of mine, made the pen pictured above from an acrylic block. She thought it looked so much like my Rust-Tex fabric t...

I try to post as often as possible during the rust-dyeing season which here in Madison, WI is mid April to mid Oct. I did a rust dyeing acti...

At 11:50 am, I went out to get the mail and bring in the garbage cans, it was starting to snow. You could hear the sound of sleet hitting dr...

You can see all the quilts that were created for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative, including the ones created with the Rust-Tex fab...

The move of the Rust-Tex Dye Studio to the basement has been quite successful. Yesterday I set up a black dye pot . Today I rinsed out four ...

My DH nailed a piece of wood over the hole Keekum has chewed in the back of his cage. Will this simple act begin the magical transformation ...

Ami Simms began the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI) because she thinks it is possible to make a difference, one quilt at a time....

The picture of the day is in celebration of a beautiful fall day! Click on the link to see what a meeting of the Professional Art Quilters ...

We keep our pet rabbit, Keekum, in a cage that we bought used more than 20 years ago for our first pet rabbit. Although it has served three ...

While I was packing up the outdoor studio I moved this impatience near the front door. I thought I could extend its life by bringing it in ...

The Rust-Tex Indoor Dye Studio is in the same condition as the last picture I posted. As I have been busy doing other things. Like baking th...

I got the Rust-Tex studio into the garage just in time as the first snow of the season descended upon us. Don't be fooled, this picture ...

The bad news is, no more beautiful summer days for any of us in the Midwest area of the USA. But for me it meant packing up the Rust-Tex dye...