snicktrain

Yes, I remember reading on this board somewhere that you need to use Aloe gel. Not the colored kind, the clear pure Aloe.

mummadee

Gayle
Thanks for the great tute. I intend to do this with all of the handprints that my kids signed their cards to their grammy. She kept them of course. If and when I get that done, I do have a few ufos and lots of semi started qults. But this will move to the top of the list, maybe a Christmas gift for Grammy.

janeknapp

Aloe vera gel only activates the color. Then heat set to make it semi-permanent.

Gel medium will make it permanent (I am told).

If you want to have colored pencil be permanent with less trouble, use ... Derwent Inktense pencils which are actually ink and are permanent when activated with moisture like water or aloe vera gel which will prevent bleeding.

gramquilter2

Thanks for the great tutorial. I just purchased water color crayons for a project and plan to try it soon, your tutorial will help get me started.

PBaumgartel

I just have to add that we completed a quilt with over 100 kids at a Vacation Bible School using muslin squares and plain old reliable Crayola crayons. I heat-set the squares with a dry iron and squares facing right side down on paper towels. Put the quilt together today. Great results! The colors are set and the quilt looks great. Minimum investment for maximum results!

janeknapp

It sounds like a great technique. I hope you'll share a picture of the quilt. I'm sure the kids loved doing this and seeing the outcome when ironed.

mummadee

Sounds like a huge undertaking with a huge payout. I sure hope that you find a great spot in your church to display it. We have just a muslin printed with the kids handprints displayed in the Sunday School hallway and the kids still stop to find theirs almost a decade later. Great job. People will love it.

quiltermo

I took a class in the crayola art. I really enjoyed it. I'm anxious to try the pencil one. Thanks for reminding me.

Anne T

Thanks, something else to go on my to-do list.

PBaumgartel

Thanks Mummadee for your words of encouragement. It actually went together in three days. The kids did their squares on Monday and the sewing took place nights. Admmittedly not my most careful quilting job--lots of SID with embroidered squares highlighting the church name, year, and theme of this year's camp. Resting up for next year's challenge!