My niece is getting married in August. I have offered to make a signature quilt for her. I have a design in mind using her colors. The signature squares will be 5 inches so those attending can write more than their signature if they wish. I'll have several color pens available so they can even draw something if that want. I feel pretty confident about that process since I've used signed blocks in the past.
She is also inviting children and that's where the challenge comes in. They are too young to sign their names or confine themselves to a five inch block. For them I want to have them draw on the backing fabric. I thought I would block it into 12 inch squares with tape so they can each draw a picture. I'll make sure their name is on their square someplace. My concern is what they should use for drawing. This is all going to happen at the reception so they'll have their dress up clothes on and I don't think their parents will be too happy if they end up with permanent marks on them. I will have some kind of smock for them but you know they'll still find a way to get black paint or crayon on their pretty pink dresses or white shirts!
I've never worked with crayons or paints for a quilt but I'm sure many of you have. What would you recommend? Any suggestions to make this work will be greatly appreciated. My niece is not having a guest book so this quilt will serve that purpose.