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bisseau 08-24-2011 04:23 PM

Beautiful!!

joann11 08-24-2011 05:05 PM

Got my snowmen and my Crayola's ready to go. thank you

MrsM 09-02-2011 07:46 AM

Did you hear me slapping my head? What a creat idea. You did a beautiful job. I've done the strip of cloth to a mismeasured block too!

Ladybuggranny 09-02-2011 08:25 AM

Thank you for this wonderful, inexpensive idea. I am going to try it soon.

EmsMom 09-02-2011 09:27 AM

Absolutely beautiful!! I have never heard of that technique. Thanks for sharing it!

icon17 09-02-2011 10:21 AM

thank you 4 the info! they are so nice! ? how well do they hold up to repeat washings?

Grama Chris 09-02-2011 10:23 AM


Originally Posted by debcavan
I use such sophisticate things to do my quilts. LOL. One of my favorite things is my crayons. The individual design are by Jan Way who does design for painting. My rule is that you must have 3 crayons in your hands at all times. I want things to be irregular and uneven. If it is even and perfect, it is flat. Crayon Crayolas are my favorite. They have more dye and less wax. You set the color by putting paper toweling or some paper over the drawing and ironing. It pulls out the wax and sets the color. They wash beautifully

I also do this but do you add crayons first & then hand embroider or or color after it's stitched?????
Chris Medford, WI

Gerbie 09-06-2011 08:49 PM

I haven't finished my 50 state and 50 state stars quilt that I have done with crayola crayons yet. However I did use cotton and put a paper towel on the ironing board, placed a paper towel on top of the picture "face up" used hottest cotton setting with NO Steam and pressed for about 5-10 sec. in each spot until I could smell it - not too long or it will scorch. You can tell by the feel of the block when it has worked it seems. If this washes out I will be just furious. I have worked too long and too hard on this quilt.
You might try going to crayon quilts on the internet and see if you can come up with a site that gives you info on doing a crayon quilt. I did, but sorry I can't remember the name of the site just now.
Sorry you had problems with this. Keep us posted on the outcome.

kateyb 09-07-2011 03:56 AM

I have done a couple of crayon quilts but they were not as beautiful as yours.

MiniatureQuilts 09-07-2011 04:30 AM

Been wanting to do one since I first saw a vintage quilt done this way 20 years ago...just goes to show I am on a really slow track.


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