In a previous post, I took pictures of some Jack Dempsey embroidered floral blocks. Over the years I had made 32 of them. I am setting them on point. The problem is the blocks are bright and nothing in my house is bright white. So the other night I tossed all the blocks into the washing machine with hot water and started adding instant coffee. The instant coffee didn't make the blocks look old enough. So then I added cinnamon. I started ironing the wet blocks and pretty much got the look I wanted. The quilt top will be finished soon and pictures posted. Here's what some of the "aged" blocks look like now. After the quilt is quilted, I may need to squirt it down with some more coffee and cinnamon :)
