.....i love indigo. simple as that. there is just no blue like it. i have collected indigo dyed fabric forever ( i am almost that old). this one came back with my son from indonesia. hand dyed, hand woven (my fingers are blue). i even once worked in a mill designing indigo yarn dyed fabric. and i have some indigo dyed thread!!! once i ordered a bunch of indigo dyed fabrics and it turned out that they were not really indigo dyed and that made me very sad (right after mad). it isn't really easy to find indigo dyed fabric, except for denim, especially for quilting. unless maybe you are in japan. and that is why i collect indigo fabric. i have considered dyeing my own but it seems from watching and reading about other indigo dyeing adventures, it is very difficult. maybe i will wait until i retire. in about 100 years or so.
walter ( not his real name) sent me these a while ago. he knows how much i like indigo. maybe he wants another quilt. or maybe he's had enough of the blues. not me. i like to visit SRI. i like this quilt, i really do... not enough quilters work with indigo. and look at this....
SO i've decided to have a blog anniversary celebration! i have collected a pile of indigo fabrics, 7"x 7" squares, one of everything i have collected. and a few smaller gems. many weights, mostly cotton and some linen (i have yet to find indigo silk) . who wants their name in the hat? warning... indigo is subject to ozone fading and crocking. (oh i love that) i will announce a lucky winner on halloween. at midnight. for the prize of the midnight blues...(i'm howling)
