Dyeieng with Tea and Beet Juice is extremely satisfying. I do it the lazy way. Grab a handful of plain tea bags, toss into kitchen sink. Pour in the juice from a jar of pickled beets. Helps turn the tea dye a nice ambient colour. Boil a couple of kettles of water, and pour in the water, hot, hot, scalding, over the tea bags and beet juice.
Using rubber gloves swish around the tea bags. Boil another kettle of water and pour that in as well. Stir with a wooden spoon at this point.
Take quilt and dump into the mix, along with the tea bags. I dye the quilt top now, so that the thread becomes tinged as well. Push down under the water, then cover with very hot water from the tap. Keep pushing down the fabric into the water, periodically, and do this off and on for about half an hour. Remove from water, wring out, and throw into drier and dry for about 20 - 25 minutes till still a little damp, but not wet or dry.
The tea and beet juice will soften the colours...it won't be overly dramatic, but it will be lovely. Gives it an antiquw shading. Now go ahead and iron the quilt top. If you choose not to dye the fabric, then skip this step and just iron the top ready for the next part.
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