Dull Gray Pink

Over dye them! You can add any color. Or try bleaching them with your next white load- and be sure to use a Color Catcher. Or save them for an 'Ugly Swap"!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Try burgundy or a very dark forest green. I think you don't do much 'dark', but try it! It's something I automatically think of first. . In message , Polly Esther writes

Send them back. Any on-line shop worth dealing with will except fabric back if returned promptly. If you have something more like the color you want like a paint chip or snip from a color ad, send it along with the fabric and ask if they have something more like what you were thinking.

Susan

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joan

Here is a suggestion that I have. I bought an Ipod case for my wife which is sort of pale Barbie Pink, and the headphones and the cord that plugs into it are Kermit the frog green. Every time I ride behind her on the bike trail and see that combo sticking out of her back Jersey pocket it gives me a lift. It looks like she is on her way to a Jimmy Buffett Concert. Very Caribbean. I think I will try something along those lines. I think it is good to step outside your "usual" color choices, once in awhile.

John

Send them both up to Canada where things do seem brighter when the nights begin to cool a little. jennellh (@gmail.com)

Polly, if the gray is more evident than the pink, then send one on up to me. I'm looking for pinkish gray fabric for use on a project where I want to use that fabric as the top layer of a reverse applique. The bottom layer is a hand dyed green that changes from light, bright spring green/yellow to deep green with dark swirls. Peeking through the grayish pink it's perfect. But I only have two or three blocks of the gray color and don't trust shopping online to find the perfect sh;ade of grayish pink. And I don't dye.

So, either send it on to me, or go find yourself a gorgeous, vibrant light green (think lime) to pair with it someway that uses just a bit of one to "tame" the other.

Sunny

I tried your very interesting suggestions, even pulled out the Jim Henson book to see what shade Kermit green is. Thank you all but I believe I'll just try Leslie's idea and do some bleaching. If that fails, I can always mail it to Canada. Good shot, Jennell. Polly

use them on the back of wall hangings, where they won't be seen too often. Gen

Howdy!

It's good to have a product to stop the bleach. Otherwise, bleach keeps bleaching, encouraging that fabric to deteriorate. Bleach Stop or AntiChlor are neutralizers, as is ascorbic acid (Vitamin C tablets).

Other options: backing fabric. Join the Baseball Swap, cutting that rinky-dink-pink into 6 1/2" squares to "share" w/ other swappers. Use it for a rag rug; no one can tell if it gets muddy.

R/Sandy

Thank you, Sandy. I was wondering if bleach kept 'right on ticking'. It does seem to carry a powerful bleach smell many rinses later. Polly

I'm with John--I thought of lime green!

ya just gotta know that works for me too. :)) LIME LIME LIME i looooooooooove it!! jeanne

snorfle

"D> I'm with John--I thought of lime green!

Add turquoise or brown or green Mix with 30s fabrics Use as a neutral background for lively applique Debra in VA See my quilts at

WUH of the Honey Island swamp monster?

NightMist

What a surprise. I was really expecting a response from the Poiple People. I was kind of guessing they would insist that the power of purple could bring anything to life - maybe leaning slightly towards blue or red. Perhaps we need to worry about what they might be up to. Polly

Start worrying big time cause I ain't telling and I ain't showing and I ain't having Drag and Brag for the near foreseeable future.

Figured you had enough of 'gimmes' and advisors that you didn't need my nickel's worth: )

Yep. Just as we suspected. Polly