Here's another part of my work area that you haven't seen yet. It's actually my laundry room in the basement. This is where I do all my messy, wet work like fabric dying, painting and now Rust Dyeing. Rust dyeing is a new favorite technique of mine . . . it's very very easy, and with exciting and unexpected results!

That's my friend Linda Thiltgen, waiting patiently for me,
we have play days in this room.
To see Linda's work please visit her website & blog.

Below are the results of my first attempt at Rust Dyeing.

For complete instructions contact Susan Stein about her class at
Colorful Quilts & Textiles
or order her new book Fabric Art Workshop!

Below, I used the Fat-Quarter Scrap-bag pattern to make this little clutch bag from a combination of batiks, hand dyed fabrics and of course a strip of my new rusted fabric.

Create something unexpected!