Speediedie's Overdyed green repro Over at the
Stars in a Time Warp QuiltAlong we've been making a stack of stars. Readers are finding some great approximations of that overdyed green so prone to fading in mid-19th-century quilts.
S.F.'s Overdyed green You can watch their progress on the Flickr page:
https://www.flickr.com/groups/civilwarquilts2011/ And see some posts on their own blogs:
Wendy at the Constant Quilter Chrome orange prints and solids.
http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/
Cyndi at Busy Thimble Turkey reds and Prussian blues
http://busythimble.blogspot.com/
Barbara Schaffer One chrome orange print in her stash and making the most of it.
http://barbaradschaffer.blogspot.com/
Jeanne at Spiral Shirtings
http://spiralj2.blogspot.com/ We're trying to use the prints like 19th-century quiltmakers did. This authentic look may be unsettling today but Jeanne's really captured the old aesthetic. Sharon's got it too.