Fabric Dyeing

On another blog I saw a pattern for pillowcases in the European style.  I really liked the idea of them so I decided to dye some fabric to make them with.  I mixed up some dye, pulled out some fabric and made it happen. 
Since there is no point in dyeing - at least for me - if you are going to do a nice batch of fabric,  I also did some other pieces to effectively use up all the dye that I had mixed.
 First let me show you the other pieces that are NOT for the pillowcases.

These two were dyed using mostly a "light red" dye. 

 Although I did drizzle just a little bit of a blue on this one.

Next up: the blue fabrics

And now the pieces with both colors 

 The above is nice and will be great for quilting

But the next one is my favorite of this batch.

I love the way the colors blended in places, the patterning and 

just everything about this piece. 

Finally the big piece of fabric that will eventually become my pillowcases:

 I am showing both sides since when I hung this to take photos, it was still folded in half.

I got more delightful patterning on this big piece, but there is a bit more white than I intended. 

After it is made into pillowcases, I will use it for awhile and decide *if* I want to 

overdye it to add more color. 

I think this dyeing session was a big success.  This is the first time that I have dyed fabric to make something specific.  The pillowcases made with the big chunk of fabric will be for my bed and will go perfectly with the quilt that I use on it.  That quilt has hand dyed fabrics in it also.
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