Josie54

Maybe this has been discussed before - but I was wondering if anybody has tried doing a crayon quilt? Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated. Thanks
Judy

Knot Sew

I'll have to go google it . I don't know that one. I would guess bright colors in strips like bricks..now I'll go look :roll:

http://www.thepatternco.com/crayon.html You actually color with crayons and some just look like big crayons....... interesting

zyxquilts

The ones I've seen used applique sunbonnet sue patterns for the outlines, then colored with fabric crayons (or even regular crayons too). They put different textured stuff underneath the fabric when they colored to make different patterns - like window screening, sand paper, etc. They were really cute! I think they heat set them with an iron, and must have used something, paper toweling?, to soak up the extra wax.
Good luck!

sue

Yvonne

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_quilting_instructions/article/0,1789,HGTV_3302_2325376,00.html

Alex Anderson had a great show on coloring blocks for a child's quilt. This is an old technique that's a lot of fun.

Country Quilter

Judy.....I am familiar with the methods everyone has been talking about here but also know of an actual pattern called "crayon box"...and wondered if that was what you meant... here is a link to the pattern just in case its what you were referring to....

http://quiltville.com/crayonbox.shtml
Crayon Box

Yvonne

http://www.quiltbus.com/images/Crayons20new.jpg

Or did you want to make real crayons?

When you google crayon quilt patterns there are a ton of sites to visit. I may have to color my next quilt. :lol:

Josie54

Thanks for all the response so far. I was originally thinking of the quilts that are colored using crayons but the other ideas sound good too. You are all too helpful some days. :wink: More ideas than time. Oh well - all any of us have is TIME right?????
Judy

quiltmaker101

I don't know about coloring on your quilt, but I have seen a quilt called Colored Pencils, but looks like crayons. Here's the photo of it. I save good quilt photos on my hard drive for a slide show.

BarbC

Here is another one I found online...

http://www.fonsandporter.com/fp/onlineextras/freedesigndownloads/crayon.asp

I have a pattern that came with a ruler I bought once that is for a crayon quilt.. or box of colors.. I forget the exact name. It is three long vertical strips with wide sashing between them. The strips are made up of lots of smaller horizontal strips in many colors. It gives the illusion of a box full of crayons.

Barb C. in MS

kathy

I love the colored pencils- that's a really cool quilt.