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If you color them with crayola crayons, can you wash it after finishing?

It looks marvelous, you do a nice job!

Well I did a spot test on some fabric just like it and it worked when I hand washed it.
I did the coloring and then I heat set it with my iron. Then I waited about 5 minutes and put it in a sink of cool water with some soap and gently swirled it around. Then I rinsed it off and all the color was still on it. So I think that what I will do is just do this fabric the same way I did the test fabric. Oh and I will write the instructions for cleaning on the back of it.

I sold a baby quilt that was outline embroidery. Several weeks later the lady brought it back to show what she had done to it.
She said she had colored in the outlines with crayons. the used paper towels on top the pressed with a dry iron. the heat from the iron will melt the wax part of the crayon and leave the color in the fabric.
I haven't done this, but the colored quilt block really pop after being colored.

Hey,
That looks great! I first saw this technique at a little quilt show in Maine. The woman makes lots of charity quilts with Crayolas and even had used some glitter ones. She had some from relatives' children there and they had been washed many times with only a little fading. I use them with my schoolkids for little keepsake wallhangings (which I figure won't be washed much anyway).
lots2do

I have the other top to do once I finish this one and I am going to do it the same way so I will let everyone see how they both turn out.

Hey sweetheart! How are you??? :) I havent seen you in so long, mostly i have trouble keeping up with the forum, so glad to see you :) Anyways, your project looks wonderful! Guess what Henry, i tried fabric colouring with crayons on a scrap of fabric a few weeks ago, just to see how it would work. What i did, was i ironed a piece of freezer paper to the back of the fabric, to make the fabric stay still while you colour. I did several test places on my fabric, and what i found out was this. If you colour lightly, the colour will fade a lot when you wash it, but the areas that i coloured really hard, just faded a tiny bit. So colour firmer than you want it to look when it's finished. I then heat set it, then i took it to the sink and poured straight bleach and hot water on it, and the one that was coloured firm remained brilliant! So you dont even have to worry bout washing in cold water, so long as you colour it very firm...that's looking gorgeous Henry :)

PS, oh yes and dont forget, when you heat set it, put some paper towel over the fabric, and the towel will absorb the wax :)

WOW!!! It is looking great!!! I bet you are having a lot of fun with this :D:D:D
Make sure you keep ironing until no more wax comes off on your paper towels :wink:

I am having fun with it!

Great tips to know!!! Thanks!!

Wow Henry, it is coming out awesome! I love the yellow in the widows - looks very inviting!

Thanks. I am putting the black thread in the one window because I am pretending like no one is in that room. :) I mean just cause I have every light on in the house doesn't mean everyone else does. :):):):):)

Hey Amma if I use acrylic paints on the next one, do I need to use the aloe vera gel to make the colors stay on the fabric or is that just an option to thin out the paint?

GREAT idea!!!

These are coming out great!! Can't wait to see the finished product!! Hope you are having a Great Holiday Season - too bad we didn't get just a little more of that snow storm on Friday.

:) thanks!

thank you. i am hoping after the holiday that i can find some more like these or similar to these....

Yes, Barb, is right. I forgot to mention the freezer paper step and the paper towel step.
lots2do

Henry, I cringed when you said you were washing it. Why
wash it? Isn't it going in a frame? Also, beside using the crayon you can use the colored pencils. What a great
project this is. Also, there is a product that you can buy to add to regular acrylic paints, so that you can use them on fabric.

Well I haven't washed it yet.......and yes at some point it is going to go into a frame so that it can be hung on the wall as art. The other one I have will be used as the center panel of a quilt. These will then be put in the guest room to brighten and liven up that room.

Check out this website. Got it in an email. Haven't checked it out but maybe it leads to some good info. Hope so. Have a Happy New Year.

http://sew-whats-new.com/profiles/bl...msg_share_post

Newbie here....but just had to take the time to go through ALL the posts here...I love watching your project emerge....Now I have to wait for more pics :( GREAT job so far! Can't wait to see the how they turn out in the end!!!

PS...rock on NC!!!!

Thanks BK. I havent been able to work on it the last few days cause I am trying to get my house back into an orderly state. Right now it looks as if a whirlwind came through it. :) I'll post pics again soon.

OK, I'll give you a pass if you're trying to straighten your house.....(even if mine isn't quite there yet :))

But, I'm patiently waiting for updated pictures.....these prints have me intrigued...

I agree with Shemjo, My Gosh what an heirloom quilt you can make. I would love to have them.
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