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Has anyone made washes using the GW foundation range? If so what "recipe" did you use? I would like to try painting using the "wash method" but GW really doesn't have a wide range of washes!

I would say not to do it.

There are many companies that make great washes and they are decently inexpensive.

A few that I own and are really good.

Vallejo (my favorite acrylic wash)
Reaper
Secret Weapons Miniatures

I also use oil washes but those require oil paint, mineral spirits. and a varnish between the wash and the paint. (these are by far the best I've used results wise.

If you want to mix a range of your own washes, I'd suggest picking up a pack of acrylic artist's inks and starting with one of the tried and true recipes (LBursley's, the old Future "magic wash," etc.), instead. Paint-based washes behave quite differently than ink-based ones and are unlikely to do what you want them to, if you're using pre-mixed washes as your frame of reference. The brands darefsky listed are also good options if you want to expand your range without having to experiment with different mixes, overmuch. They also have colors you're unlikely to be able to mix, yourself, without buying more and more specific inks (thinking of Secret Weapon's range, in particular).

Mix the paint with water & a couple of drops of Lahmian Medium.
That's the way we did it in the old days (without the medium though).