My "circus" quilt hasn't been wearing very well on the opposite side...I knew that sooner or later a change was going to have to happen.
Hmm... something "up" and changed here. The gray side with circles became the base and the green side was torn into strips along with another blanket from the stash. It won't make quite as big of a blanket if I stay with these three wool blankets for the material. The green was in pretty bad shape. I'm thinking maybe squares along the outside with the checkerboard for a center, possibly circles appliqued on top of the squares? Maybe circles on top of the checkerboard?
This would make a very dense blanket, which I actually like. Also thinking it would be good as a picnic blanket, a yoga/meditation mat, a rug... It's about 4 by 4 feet right now.
This is more of a dye experiment. I tore strips of raw silk, rolled them into a coil and placed the strips into a shallow dish that had a bit of onion dye bath in it. After a couple hours, the fabric was removed and rinsed. My original plan was to embellish these for book markers, but they sure are nice for weaving. I'm going to make more strips like this. Maybe with fabric paint? Coffee dye or bleach over printed fabric.
So many directions to go!