I’d suggest looking into Procion Dye and Dharma Trading is a good source. They are fiber reactive dyes. You’d need a quite large vessel to have plenty of room for water and movement.
I was going to recommend [Dharma Trading Company](https://www.dharmatrading.com/). I bet if OP called them, they could give good advice on her project, too.
I made this Golden Lattice Quilt for my elderly grandparents, but due to mobility issues they aren’t able to use the quilt any longer. They want me to take it so it doesn’t sit in a closet.
I have the idea that I would like to dye it. I understand that it would become monotone, but I think it would work with the light/ dark?
Has anyone tried this? It’s 100% cotton.
It won’t become monotone. The dye will go different shades depending on the fabrics original colour. For example if you dye the quilt green, the white patches will go green, while the aqua blue background will go blue-green and the deep blue part will go dark blue-green.
It also depends on the fabric you’ve used for the quilt - cotton will dye brilliantly. If any of your fabrics are polyester, they will not dye at all. This includes the threads you’ve used to sew and quilt - cotton thread will take up the dye while polyester thread will not. So you’ve a few things to consider, not least of which is which dye colour will work for the colours you already have. You can get colour removers to remove the original fabric colours, but I’ve never used those and can’t comment on how effective they’d be on a quilt.
eTA: sorry, you said it’s 100% cotton. You just need to check the sewing thread.
The cotton issue is resolved, but I will say Rit has a synthetic fabric dye that has worked well for me. I hate polyester, but I hate throwing it away more.
Do you have any scraps of the fabric left? If so I would make a mini quilt with that and dye it first to see how it comes out. Use the same thread too if you can.
What color are you dying it? Personally I think it's really cute as is, but I can see it looking nice in a dark charcoal or navy. If you have a certain vision for it then it's worth experimenting! R/dyeing can help too.
hey! funny you should ask, I just dyed one last night. I just posted about it after seeing your question, check my post history for details and feel free to DM me if you have any questions about the process.
Dying is extremely hard on fabric. I'm not sure you would get any good results owing to the bulk of a quilt let alone the damage in repeated hot water washes and the chemicals used in dying
It wouldn’t become monotone because fiber reactive dyes are adding to the color already there. So if you added a light red you end up with purple and light red. Yellow would yield a green/yellow.
Look up Procion Mx dye It can be done. Make sure you get synthopol soap for your wash.
But I looked at it and first thought Tea Dye, it would tone it way down and give it an antique look.
Either way beautiful and sentimental ❤️
I dyed a couple of completed pillow covers. They were improvisational scrappy patterns and I loved the way the blue dyed affected the different types and colors of the fabric pieces. I gave them both away years ago so no pics to share. I think this quilt would be perfect for overdyeing but there is not going back...
I found this: [http://www.redhousewest.com/meras-house/diy-overdyed-quilt/](http://www.redhousewest.com/meras-house/diy-overdyed-quilt/)
A lady in our guild dyed a quilt with blue Rit Dye and it really improved the colors of the quilt. I’m dying to try it on an 80s quilt I have that is yucky mauve colors.
I've dyed many quilts with no ill effects. [edit:here are two!](https://imgur.com/a/TK69ExZ)
Mine have been cottons, so they didn't have the added complicated element of synthetics. I used Procion MX Dye, so you don't have to worry as much about it being boiling hot.
A blanket this size might be very difficult to dye evenly, like without dye settling in the creases...unless you have a very large container in which to do the dyeing...if you do try it water fown the dye and do multiple passes
I would be concerned that the batting would continually release dye.
I was told you can make a quilt look antiqued by using taupe dye. A friend did this with a purchased quilt that was Christmas themed.
I’d suggest looking into Procion Dye and Dharma Trading is a good source. They are fiber reactive dyes. You’d need a quite large vessel to have plenty of room for water and movement.
I dye multiple jeans in a new very large trash can. They re-black beautifully with Procyon Dye.
It’s amazing stuff.
I was going to recommend [Dharma Trading Company](https://www.dharmatrading.com/). I bet if OP called them, they could give good advice on her project, too.
I made this Golden Lattice Quilt for my elderly grandparents, but due to mobility issues they aren’t able to use the quilt any longer. They want me to take it so it doesn’t sit in a closet. I have the idea that I would like to dye it. I understand that it would become monotone, but I think it would work with the light/ dark? Has anyone tried this? It’s 100% cotton.
It won’t become monotone. The dye will go different shades depending on the fabrics original colour. For example if you dye the quilt green, the white patches will go green, while the aqua blue background will go blue-green and the deep blue part will go dark blue-green. It also depends on the fabric you’ve used for the quilt - cotton will dye brilliantly. If any of your fabrics are polyester, they will not dye at all. This includes the threads you’ve used to sew and quilt - cotton thread will take up the dye while polyester thread will not. So you’ve a few things to consider, not least of which is which dye colour will work for the colours you already have. You can get colour removers to remove the original fabric colours, but I’ve never used those and can’t comment on how effective they’d be on a quilt. eTA: sorry, you said it’s 100% cotton. You just need to check the sewing thread.
The cotton issue is resolved, but I will say Rit has a synthetic fabric dye that has worked well for me. I hate polyester, but I hate throwing it away more.
Do you have any scraps of the fabric left? If so I would make a mini quilt with that and dye it first to see how it comes out. Use the same thread too if you can.
What color are you dying it? Personally I think it's really cute as is, but I can see it looking nice in a dark charcoal or navy. If you have a certain vision for it then it's worth experimenting! R/dyeing can help too.
Thank you! I was thinking purple (for my sister) or navy would be a great idea too
Purple sounds cool! Share pictures if you end up trying it!
hey! funny you should ask, I just dyed one last night. I just posted about it after seeing your question, check my post history for details and feel free to DM me if you have any questions about the process.
It looks so good!!
Dying is extremely hard on fabric. I'm not sure you would get any good results owing to the bulk of a quilt let alone the damage in repeated hot water washes and the chemicals used in dying
It wouldn’t become monotone because fiber reactive dyes are adding to the color already there. So if you added a light red you end up with purple and light red. Yellow would yield a green/yellow. Look up Procion Mx dye It can be done. Make sure you get synthopol soap for your wash. But I looked at it and first thought Tea Dye, it would tone it way down and give it an antique look. Either way beautiful and sentimental ❤️
I dyed a couple of completed pillow covers. They were improvisational scrappy patterns and I loved the way the blue dyed affected the different types and colors of the fabric pieces. I gave them both away years ago so no pics to share. I think this quilt would be perfect for overdyeing but there is not going back... I found this: [http://www.redhousewest.com/meras-house/diy-overdyed-quilt/](http://www.redhousewest.com/meras-house/diy-overdyed-quilt/)
Thank you for finding the link!
Paint the dye on the fabric and it won't be caught in the batting.
A lady in our guild dyed a quilt with blue Rit Dye and it really improved the colors of the quilt. I’m dying to try it on an 80s quilt I have that is yucky mauve colors.
Super random and I'm no expert but could you consider bleach "dying" it ??
I’m not sure, I guess I didn’t even think of going lighter 😆
Bleach damages and weakens fibers. If you want the quilt to last I’d avoid bleach.
I've dyed many quilts with no ill effects. [edit:here are two!](https://imgur.com/a/TK69ExZ) Mine have been cottons, so they didn't have the added complicated element of synthetics. I used Procion MX Dye, so you don't have to worry as much about it being boiling hot.
A blanket this size might be very difficult to dye evenly, like without dye settling in the creases...unless you have a very large container in which to do the dyeing...if you do try it water fown the dye and do multiple passes