March 20, 2006
Rust Patties
Last week I posted about my rusted fabric.
Today I wanted to show you my "rust patties". I found them on a construction site. They had been cut out of some Ibeams. I collected 9 of them.
To rust the cloth: I bunched it up, put it in a plastic bucket, placed tha patties on top and poured straight white vinegar over the whole deal and covered it. I may have waited a week for it to stew.
Sophie over art Artstitches may have influenced my rusty endeavors, but it may have been Liz at Dreaming Spirals too! I don't know. But I feel the need to credit all you good people out there.
In April I am going to participate in this:
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Does it count if I purchase a box of quilt batting this month? I have none and know I will be embarking on a major project soon. Is this cheating?
Cathy Kleeman of fiberstudio suggests Warm and Natural cotton batt. I want to purchase cotton batt. If anyone has any opinions I would love to read about them.
Posted by Melly at March 20, 2006 07:19 AMI like Soft Touch batting by Fairfield. It's 100% cotton (thinner, softer than W&N) and works well for the large wall quilts that I make (see my article - QA winter 2005). I work on a domestic machine, also. I've been told that wool batting works wonderfully on our home machines as it can be rolled and bunched up easily. That will be my next experiment. Good luck with your search for the perfect batting!
Posted by: AnnaVanDemark at March 20, 2006 09:43 AMAre you machine quilting? W&N is OK for that.. but don't try to put a needle through it regularly by hand.
I like Quilter's Dream (both Cotton and Poly) and have used it for ages. Nice company; great service. But Hobbs 80/20 is a top batting, too.
Posted by: Debra Roby at March 20, 2006 10:36 AMLucky you, having these wonderful rusty things! You could just presoak the fabric and then lay them on top of it so you get the circle shapes. (It helps to cover them with plastic to stop the fabric drying out - the rusting seems to stop if that happens.).
Posted by: Liz at March 20, 2006 12:06 PMlet me send you a hunk of cotton batt. I bought several yards on sale at MaryJos my last trip.
Posted by: Deb at March 20, 2006 09:55 PMwarm & natural is a lot better for hand quilting than it used to be, but i hate how it gets gook on my iron. i'm in love with quilters dream cotton, too because it has no binders in it, no glues, nothing, just cotton pure & simple.
i'm, erm, dieing to try rust dyeing!
Posted by: coffee-drinker at March 21, 2006 10:41 PMIf you send me your address, I'll send you some wire shapes that you can rust onto fabric...
Posted by: kristine at March 22, 2006 03:46 PMI don't think quilt batting counts, as it's an 'invisible' supply that will disappear between layers of stuff you already have. By the way, your very much belated (but stuffed full of cool) package left chattanooga via priority mail yesterday, so I figure it should be to you by tuesday. I hope you enjoy - and like I said, I'd happily wind any yarn you need me to ( and will send it back in a much more reasonable time-frame!)
Posted by: abby at March 26, 2006 09:55 AM