Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Dyeing Workshop Coming Up July 28!!!

Have you been admiring hand-dyed fabrics and wanted to try your hand or use in your quilt creations?  Now's your chance!  Artist, quilter, author and BAMQG member Joy-Lily is going to show us how!

DATE:  Saturday, July 28th, 2012
TIME:  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
PLACE:  Sunnyvale Art Gallery and Café
251 W El Camino Real
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
(408) 737-8188 
http://sunnyvaleartgallery.com
COST:  $60 (includes everything except fabric and lunch)
CONTACT:  Angela, BAMQG Special Events Coordinator, by commenting on this post.  


Try out several different fabric dyeing techniques on fat quarters of quilt fabric including: painting gradations, shibori style wrapping, binding and clamping, layering colors like a parfait, solid and mottled color baths and painting patterns. Discover how easy it is to create your own batik-look fabrics too. All dyes are colorfast. Go home with a stack of one-of-a-kind fabrics and all the information you need to create more. All materials except fabric included in the $60 cost of this workshop.








For more info on Joy-Lily and her art, quilts, workshops and book, visit her web site at:  http://www.joy-lily.com/
For more info on the Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild, visit our web site at: http://bayareamodernquiltguild.blogspot.com

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