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    Old 02-17-2010, 09:10 AM
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    Originally Posted by MollieSue
    I'm glad it helped! :)
    I just did a search online and found this site. I'm not sure if it's the same one that I used, but there's a lot of different ones here:
    http://www.sunbonnetsue.com/patterns.html
    I think I made mine last Spring, and it still isn't finished! :roll: lol!!!!
    :)
    This is on my to do list.
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    Old 02-18-2010, 07:22 AM
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    Originally Posted by kate2
    Thank you for your message.Can you tell me how you color with crayons? If you have to wash the quilt what keeps the color from washing?
    Thay you for your help.
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    Just color it like you did when you were little only stay in the lines a lot more LOL. With the fabric pressed to the freezer paper, it's just like coloring in any coloring book. So long as you press out all the wax during that part of the process, the color acts like a dye, and will stay in the fabric. There are special fabric crayons, but I found they don't work nearly as well as good ole regular crayolas; plus they don't have near as many color choices. I bought a HUGE box of crayolas, and won't let the girls near them.
    Another hint, get one of those cheapy hand held pencil sharpeners. The sharper your crayon stays the easier it is to color with, especially in small areas. And DO NOT use the gel, or special metallic crayons that come in the bigger boxes. They run like crazy and you'll have to re-do the block.
    Most importantly HAVE FUN!!!
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    Old 02-18-2010, 08:54 AM
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    Hi Lisa, I sorry I keep asking the same questions.There is one thing I can't understand. How do you get the wax out of the cloth? I know you said something about useing paper and ironing.Could you tell me again.
    Thank you so much
    God Bless
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    After coloring the fabric, place a sheet of typing paper over the right side fabric that is colored and with a dry iron press until you see the surplus was on the paper. I usually then put a sheet of paper on my board and place the fabric right side down on the paper and press on the wrong side. You can usually see by that time that the excess wax is gone.
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    Old 02-18-2010, 01:28 PM
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    Originally Posted by kate2
    Hi Lisa, I sorry I keep asking the same questions.There is one thing I can't understand. How do you get the wax out of the cloth? I know you said something about useing paper and ironing.Could you tell me again.
    Thank you so much
    God Bless
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    No problem at all :) Remove the freezer paper from the back of your colored panel block, place a good size stack of paper towels on your ironing board, then your colored block, then another stack of paper towels. Put your iron on the cotton setting with NO steam. Press, don't iron, over the top stack of paper towels, keep changing the towels closest to the panel block and pressing until no color irons off onto the paper towels. Then, rinse them in a bowl/pan of warm water with mild detergent, rinse them with clear warm water until the water stays clear. Roll them in a towel to remove the excess water, don't squeeze or wring them, just roll them in a thick absorbant bath towel. Dry them flat or hang dry them. I always give mine a good press with the iron while they are still just damp.

    Hope this answers your question...if not just give a shout, I'll help you any way I can. :)

    Ohhh yeah...I always press mine with the right side up...that way the color from the crayons seems to go through the fibers better.
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    Look what I ran across today!!! Hope this is the perfect site for your crayon color quilt!! Have fun and let me know if it's what your looking for!!

    http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf45744251.tip.html
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    Old 03-03-2010, 01:14 PM
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    Lisa, Thank you so much for sending me that web site.I tried to log in on that site,and it kept telling me that something was wrong with my Logan and I needed to try again.It had a place where it said contact us.I sent them a
    e-mail maybe they will send me a e-mail telling me what
    I am doing wrong. Thank you for helping me
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    Old 03-03-2010, 01:21 PM
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    They want you to register at the site. It's free, and they send you some really awesome emails with different projects and more. Just click on the red letters near the top of the page that say "Join ThriftyFun!". It really is an awesome site to join, and they don't cause a bunch of junk mail from other sites. Let me know if you need anymore help :)
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