How to Tie Dye pt.2

Now our Tie Dye has spent the night all wrapped up in it's cocoon and it is time for the reveal.
Put on your vinyl gloves and take the plastic off the shirt.It is important to rinse the shirt out very well in warm water...

Dunk...take the rubber bands off...

Oh Boy! Look at that. Mardi Gras greatness.

After you have rinsed and rinsed most of the dye out you can put it in the normal wash.

I hang the shirts up to dry after rinsing

(do not let them touch each other).

Once they are dry I throw them all in the wash together.
Here is the shirt I made for this tutorial...fab huh?!It is now available for purchase in the shop.

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Have a terrific day!

Crochet Crazy

The weather here has been cold and snowy but my crochet hook has been burning up. I have finished another three lap/baby afghans and I will have them up for sale in my shop by the end of the day. This first one started out green and white but I decided to add some red and make it a Christmas blanket.

I am so pleased with the way it turned out.

This one has taken me forever to finish because I used small bits of different colored yarn left over from other projects. When the balls of yarn would get too small for the afghan I was working on I would just switch over to "Candy Stripes" and add a couple rows.

Candy Stripes has a weight to it, so warm.

Whew, looking at that photo is making my eyes hurt. ;0)

This last one I am calling "color block" because, well...it is made up with a rainbow of granny squares.

I surrounded each square with black and also connected them with black
to set off the amazing color.

Then the sweet thing started screaming for a rainbow border and I complied, what else could I do? ;0)

I get an enormous sense of accomplishment every time I finish an afghan and now that two of my cozy creations have sold, I have a new found drive to keep stitching and stocking my shop.
The moment I finished "color block" I started two more afghans. Two so when I get bored with one color scheme I can switch to the other. I need to change things up now and then or my fun becomes work and who likes work?

We won't be seeing the sun for several days and the bright yarn I use helps to cheer me up so maybe I will go get busy now.;0)

Hope you are getting a bit of sun.

Great American Granny

Many moons ago I made up a few patriotic granny squares with some left over yarn I had and then I put them away for another day.

I have been deeply motivated to finish lingering UnFinished Objects lately so I added a few more rows to them and stitched them all together.

There are several shades of blue, a couple different reds and two different whites.They were made over several years so the dye lots vary...and because I wanted a variety of "red,white and blue".
I wonder if these colors would appeal to those who are not American? Australians perhaps? Brits?

After trimming it in stripes this afghan has turned out even more patriotic than I thought it would and it has a nautical feel to it which I didn't expect. Yar! ;0)

I thought I would put it on my front porch chair this July but I have decided to put it up for sale in my shop.

Independence Day(or maybe Bastille Day?) Fun ...five months early! ;0)

Pillowy Paisley Mushrooms

I am on a roll with the embroidery projects. I am determined not to start a new project until I finish something, so I have been concentrating on the many finished blocks of embroidery I have to make into...something.

Such as this Mushroom/Bug block.

which I think I will surround with orange...

and surround the orange with this Good Earth Paisley print.

Ohhhh yeah! Groovy

Now it needs something to class it up a bit...

Olive fringe left over from this beauty...that's the ticket! ;0)

Little Shop of Rainbows

I have just a bit of an update on some of the fantastic hand dyed items I have for sale at the Shop. Rainbows of many types seem to be our best seller and they happen to make me feel giddy so I have pushing the hubby/tie dye master to produce rainbow after rainbow.

Newborn rainbow...

toddler rainbow...

and we have just added an adult small Rainbow Tee and will be adding a broader range of adult sizes soon.

This one makes me so happy! I mean just look at it... it is so friendly and bright. I have two rainbow swirl tees in size 2T. I just mailed off two of them for a return customer with twins! Eeekk...so cute, I hope I get a photo.

Hope you have a lovely day. J

Pillow Progress

Today the sun is shining, the sky is clear blue and I have had a very productive morning. Basically it is a good day. I have gone through all of my U.F.O.'s (un finished objects) and decided which ones to concentrate on and my "stash spots" have been organized. Everything is in its place, I even vacuumed. :-)
I have completed a couple U.F.O's this week and they are now for sale at my shop.

The Valentine Pillow...
women in love...

the back. Sigh.

The "Pom-Pom Pillow"... I don't know what to call this one. I know I love it though, it is hard not to just throw it on my bed.

The flower has been hand embroidered and the pink velvet ribbon is vintage.

Here is a shot of the back. That Chartreuse and pink fabric is amazing...a little bit "Seussy".

now it's time to go mess up my house! ;-)

Let the Good Times Roll

2010 seems like it is going to be a great year for Pasquali Rumpus. Business in the Tie Dye department has been picking up and receiving photos from our customers has turned out to be one of the most enjoyable things.

Look at this sweet little man below, his name is Jack. He is just 8 months old and he is already modeling.The Rainbow Onesie his Mama bought from us looks fantastic on him. Just look at those thighs... I love 'em.
We had the pleasure of making two matching Tie Dyed Mardi Gras Onesies for a pair of twins who will be sporting them in a Parade in Mobile Alabama.
Meet Savannah and Grayson...


OH my...
they are too cute, way too cute!



Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!

Shop Pasquali Rumpus

Today I finally opened my shop... Pasquali Rumpus!

There are currently a dozen different Tie Dyes for sale and tomorrow I will add a few Quilted Pillows. I am so excited about this...I make things all the time and people have been telling me for years to start selling my wares. The Tie Dyes are made by my hubby and I will be selling Quilts, pillows, napkins, hand bags,crochet blankets, little girl's dresses and the occasional Rag Doll... to start with. In the future I hope to sell my birdhouses as well. I am not sure how well my shop will do but I know I'll have fun stocking it. :O)


P.S. We just sold our first Tie Dye! Yipeee!
I thought I'd be waiting months for my first sale. Amazing.