Originally Posted by
Lori S
I have used crayons for color in an art quilt. I used a paper towel over the top and my iron to heat set and pick up the wax.... color is left on the fabric. It takes some experimenting , and I don't recommend for quilts that will be washed. But it was a inexpensive wat to get lots of color choices .. as I used the box with 88 colors.
Remember Girl Scouts and Father's Day? We used white hankies, wrote our name on a folded sheet of paper, cut around it and used it for stencils on those hankies. My favorite was coloring on the stencil and smearing the crayon onto the fabric using an eraser. We set it by dipping the hanking in vinegar water and ironing it. Those colors lasted for years and you know how often hankies get washed. Thank goodness my dad was color blind, one of his was designed with a pink "Dad" on it.