Friday, October 19, 2007

9 to 5

Here's my "work day" in pictures (and some words):


8:30 am: I came home from swim team to find this moth afloat in an orange dye bath. Despite my sympathy for the moth, I had to capture this beautiful image.


9:30 am: I spent about an hour or so waxing fabric. This was the first bit of stamping I did. I love how crisply this stamped image came out. I knew it was going to be a good day.


10:30 am: My fabric peaks out from the dye bath.


11:00 am: Washed, dried and folded, the fabric from last night's dye session is ready for use. In that pile are two pieces of flannel that I ordered from Dharma Trading and dyed with the intent of making baby blankets for a friend's new arrival. I spent the next couple of hours working on these blankets. My plan was to dye the flannel and then bind it with some batiked strips.
1:00 pm: (No Picture) I met some friends at a local yarn shop, Hill Country Weavers. Believe it or not, I didn't buy anything. I was there helping my friend and her daughter pick a pattern and yarn for a sweater I'm knitting for the daughter.3:30 pm: Back home and ready to finish the blankets.
5:00 pm : Posting here with a big smile on my face. I've had a lovely day and am looking forward to a great weekend. I hope yours is wonderful too.

5 comments:

Sarah said...

The solid flannel blanket with batik binding look great! did you use two layers of flannel?

Anonymous said...

Babies and flannel go so well together. Your blankets look warm and inviting :-)

said...

Your stuff is so beautiful. I wish I had a fifth of your talent.

Malka Dubrawsky said...

Sarah- Thanks. I just did one layer of flannel to create the thickness of a receiving blanket, but two layers would be a good idea if the blanket is a crib blanket.
Kristin- I agree babies and flannel ate a perfect combo of softness.
Tara-Thank so much.

Anonymous said...

What a lovely day.