QuiltE

If you're truly doing "worse case scenario" ... then do it with hot hot water ... and hot hot dryer!
Yes, the plan is always TLC .... then there's those accidental times when OOOPS! the washer/dryer doesn't get re-set and we don't realize it, until it's too late!

NatalieMacDonald

Wow! This is important to see. Always test is what I've learned today.

jaciqltznok

wonderful...thanks for sharing!

girlsfour

Good thing to know. Thanks!

earthwalker

Thanks for posting this. Testing is such a sensible thing to do and the more rigorous the better. I picked up 2 bundles of offcuts/scraps/samples from a curtain store yesterday, have peeled off the paper/stickers and currently testing them to the max. Intend to make a throw/quilt (not sure yet) for an armchair....just to protect the leather from the lounging hounds

Patski-Mi.

I made a Raggedy Ann and Andy quilt that we colored some of the blocks but the grandkids said that they were hard to color. Never thought to put them on freezer paper. I tried again on an old hankie that I was using for a prayer shawl and by accident I started to color the hankie when the fabric was still warm from pressing. The color went on much brighter and easier. I then pressed it with paper towels. The colors seemed to stay after washing but I didn't use bleach. Will warm the fabric first on my next project.

dilyn

Great tip, Patski! I will try that next time!

debcavan

if you let anything dyed, painted or colored cure, it stays in better. The minimum is 10 days and of course you always use prewashed or some of your color goes out attached to the sizing.

I love using crayons for blocks for my quilts. So fun. And you can have grandchildren make blocks each year and make them into a quilt

Quilter'sNook

Before you washed, did you heat set the crayoned areas using a hot dry iron & paper towels (to absorb the wax)?

ItsJustMe

I am in the process of doing a crayola quilt for my great nephew. Thanks sew much for the information and tips. Really appreciate it.