Anyone tie dye fabrics?

One of my local customers is bringing me a Tshirt quilt to quilt.  She hadn’t decided on a backing fabric yet, and I suggested she tie dye some muslin as I think it would be the perfect backer for a Tshirt quilt.  She liked the idea, and is going to give it a whirl.

It was on my mind because I’ve been thinking of doing just that for the wild blue and green crazy log cabin quilt I’m working on.  I think tie dyed backs would be totally cool on some quilts!

So my question is… anyone with any experience?  I’m not going to step off the abyss into dying my own fabric… something I would love to do but have neither the time nor the space for another obsession.  Tie dying a quilt back now and then though, perfectly doable!

Brands of dyes to avoid, brands that are great… tools of the trade… kits available even?  I’m about to go research this, but I’ve never seen a tie dyed backer on a quilt yet. I can’t wait to see my customer’s!

I pieced one of the tulip blocks for my quilt this morning.  It took over an hour.  Maybe this border wasn’t such a good idea?

Jim made it from Pittsburgh to Memphis this morning, where his flight was delayed for six hours!  He decided to rent a car and drive from Memphis to Little Rock instead, that’s only a two hour or so drive, then another hour to home after he picks up his car from the airport.  I guess I’ll see him tonight instead of this afternoon!