Absolutely stunning! It's a MUST on my Wish list. Great job on your quilting also. Thank you for sharing.

Beautiful!

WOW! That looks like the best of both worlds, painting and quilting combined. You have really perked up my interest as I was into painting fr quite a few years and then it just faded away when I stated to quilt.

Gorgeous!

So lovely, you did a great job!

Just gorgeous!!!!!

Excellent!

I've just got my first packet of inktense colours and intend to use them on a picture of a flower that I took and transformed into a kaleidoscope, I will use a few quilting techniques with it and stick some beads on. Your example gives me inspiriation. Many thanks for the tip about the aloe vera vs the water, as i
I really don't want to find out about the bleeding the hard way. Cheers.

Ditto to what all have said, and your quilting adds so much to the design, very nice!

very, very nice....

beautiful, you really are an artist, thank you for sharing...

That is really pretty!
I have not heard of this before but now I think I need to look in to it!
Thanks for sharing :D

It's lovely! Where do you buy aloe vera gel?

Where do you get all of these supplies? Your work is great and I find it interesting. Want to try but need to know where to start!!!!!!!!

Awesome!! Is there a tutorial link for this process?

Where do you purchase the pencils at..Jo Ann's ?

beautiful and thanks for sharing

Beautiful work, love it.

Thanks for sharing..Just beautiful!! Another bookmark for a future project!!

This is beautiful. Never tried it before. Thanks for sharing.

OMG! Beautiful. Another technique I'd love to try

This is gorgeous. Can any watercolor pencil be used?

WOW! I seen a fabric last month where the lady had used caryons! I thought she was nuts! BUT it was so beautiful also. I wrote everything down, hopefully, this winter I can try this!

just beautiful and sew creative. did you prewash the muslin? i would like to try this technique and share with my quilt guild.

Beautiful!! Great work!

So beautiful!! Thanks for sharing how you did it. I would like to try this!

I have some of those colored pencils but haven't gotten around to trying them. You did a wonderful job!

[quote=janeknapp]Do any of you use watercolor pencils or Inktense pencils to color fabric for use in your quilting?



I'm in a small quilt group at our local quilt store and the project for the month is a small quilt using fabric paints. We are first to quilt the quilt and then color in. (Quilt and Paint) I decided to use watercolor pencils and ordered them and I hope they come in today! I ordered Derwent Intense Watercolor Ink Pencils.

I'm new to watercolor pencils and I never heard of using Aloe Vera gel. Great Idea. One of my biggest concerns was the bleeding since I already quilted the block. I'll have to try it. Your block is really beautiful.

Thank you. I am very interested in trying this. Also, exploring this to see what my grandchildren, who love to color, could do. Seems like a great way to capture their creativity also. :-D

Jane, I enjoyed seeing your block yesterday, it's beautiful. I didn't get all the details so was glad to see your post this morning. I plan to try this but have to get my supplies first. Shirley

I'm so glad you posted this. I love your mother's block and, of course, yours is so beautiful. I would love to try this. The colors are so much more intense than I have seen with crayons. Please post any other things you do. You are inspiring me.

:thumbup: must do a tutorial asap PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

How inspiring! And handy -- I used a batik I got from a friend and didn't pre-wash it because I assumed she'd already done that. Bad mistake. (You know what they say about "assume"!) I'm afraid it will bleed -- so now I hope I can draw on a flower here and there to hide it!

Very nice :thumbup:

Your lily is beautiful. I've not heard of this but it will be perfect for my granddaughter to try. I might try it myself. Thanks for sharing.

I'm still new at using this technique and new at making art quilts. I can learn from others who are more experienced.

I bought the pencils from Michaels, but the selection was limited. I was only able to get 12 of the Inktense pencils and would like a larger box. Dick Blick would be the place for more choice. I really like the Derwent Inktense pencils for vibrant color. The ink is also permanent after using the gel. I am combining both watercolor and Inktense on the same project. I haven't used fabric medium for setting the watercolor. I have a bottle, so I will try it.

I have heard that any colored pencil will work, but the ordinary ones I tried weren't as good as the Derwent. There are probably other brands that work, too. I just haven't tried any.

You can get the aloe vera gel (clear, no perfume) from Walmart.

I did prewash the muslin to remove the sizing and chemicals, so there is no hindrance to the color going into the fibers.

I saw this at a quilt show last ear and loved it. She used water I have never heard of using aloe vera gel. That is on my list of things to try.

I love this. What is the technique called? I would love to learn how to do this. Thanks for sharing.
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I haven't heard a standard name used for this technique. It is another way of applying color to a quilt.

How about...the easiest way to applique or colored pencil applique?

Beautiful!