sueky1 Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I want to get an antique or shabby look to a quilt I just made. I made a quilt from 39 Moda "Dandelion Girl" fabrics because they were very much the look of an old quilt pattern I found. After I pieced and quilted it, I was disappointed that it had a "new & bright" look. I used cotton batting and washed it after it was quilted which helped, but it still wasn\'t the look I wanted. I thought of Tea Dying it, but after searching tea dying on the internet and finding warnings that tea may be too acid based, I had second thoughts about using tea. I found Dylon has Tea Dye for an antique effect and would like to know if anyone has used it or may have another suggestion to achieve the antique look I want. I have tea dyed (using tea) fabric only for small projects, but I have never tried to tea dye a finished quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoAnnHoffman Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I used tan rit dye once to make a quilt look old and it worked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 You can wash and dry it several more times and gradually it will get really antique-y looking. I have a king sized quilt I made back in 2003 with cotton batting and it is very much used and loved and has been washed many-a-time and now it\'s really scrunchy and old looking (and so buttery soft!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I tea-dyed a quilt once. It was a scrappy bullseye quilt and some of my backgrounds read too light. I just wanted to soften the scrappiness and unify the color a bit. I boiled some water, put in 2 teabags and let it steep until the heat was gone and dumped it into a large basin with other warm water and put the quilt in and let it soak for a few hours. It came out great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judysmith Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I\'ve also used coffee grinds successfully - being in the coffee roasting industry, I\'ve always got plenty on hand. The grinds are also great to use as an organic fertiliser anywhere in the garden. Judy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judysmith Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 PS I\'m talking about the leftover grinds. After you\'ve drunk your coffee add some more hot water to make up a nice dark brew and don\'t forget to strain. It is really yuck with the grinds all caught up in the folds of your fabric! I\'m with Shana, a love that buttery softness from worn fabric. Judy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb2bie Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Sueky1-- I tea dyed once also but before I did the whole quilt, I took some scraps from the project and tried them. That way I know more what I was getting into. Just a thought!! Debbie Cadwallender APQS Sales Rep. Central Michigan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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