from the dye garden: botanical quilt treasure box box top color:light blue treasure box indigo-dyed silk thread

indigo-dyed silk thread

I have been having so much fun experimenting with color and watching the magic unfold

and nature's eye

(3) 3 x 5” pieces of plant dyed wool felt: dark pink

from the dye garden: botanical quilt treasure box box top color:light blue treasure box indigo-dyed silk threadI feel such indescribable joy in early Spring, when my dye garden seedlings are emerging in the greenhouse and everything is bursting with potential. Anticipating these plants at their fullest expression and coaxing color out of them is what brought this treasure box to life. It is a marriage of what I hold most dear: flowers, color, tiny stitches, and fabric in my hands. Planting, harvesting, dyeing, curating, stitching, and assembling these treasure