Second Rust Experiment Reveal

Several days ago I tried rusting more fabric, this time a strip of a light blue bed sheet.  Since the weather had warmed just enough that I was able to be outside without freezing my hands off, I took the opportunity to deal with my rusted fabric.
As soon as I opened the bag and saw the rusty fabric, I got excited.

Wearing protective disposable gloves on the warmest day we've had in over a week, I opened the fabric even further.  You can see the dancing people I used and the rusty Christmas tree, too.   I apologize for the photo, but those shadows are from one of my wind chimes that hang around the entire front of my porch.

I suspect you think I forgot to rotate the photo, but I thought this was a better way to show the dancers.   And yes, that's my curly head I was unable to remove from the photo, no matter how many I took.  This photo is after the fabric had been through two baking soda and water baths, then a mild soap and water bath.

After the fabric was dry, the wind made it difficult for me to get a decent photo before the fabric wrapped back onto itself.  However, I like this length of fabric, which you might be able to tell is doubled in this photo, much better than my first rust dye experiment I started on Day 2 of AEDM.  One nice thing about this fabric is, it looks lovely from both the back and the front.


This is Day 23 and I revealed the second rusting attempt for AEDM. 

I would call this second attempt a marginal definite success, and just in time for a Christmas quiltlet or two.