Crayola - What am I doing wrong?
09-06-2011, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by FroggyinTexas
Did you use Crayola crayons? I've done many of these with plain old Crayola brand crayons and have not had a problem.
09-06-2011, 11:14 AM
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The old style of crayons were absolutely permanent. The new ones, I found out, are not unless one gets fabric crayons. This is supposed to be an improvement, making them non-staining.
09-06-2011, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by QM
The old style of crayons were absolutely permanent. The new ones, I found out, are not unless one gets fabric crayons. This is supposed to be an improvement, making them non-staining.
09-06-2011, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by KyKat
I'm going to try again - several of these solutions. I have 5 quilts to make, and I don't have time to cut out and hand-applique all the pieces for 30 SB sues, (6 daughters x 5 quilts), and then hand-quilt. Arghhh! I'll keep you posted. Thanks for all the suggestions.
09-06-2011, 01:02 PM
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Next time try Pentel Dye Sticks. I order mine from Dick Blick since I can't find them anywhere else. They are very inexpensive and I've used them for many years. Once heat set, anything short of an atomic bomb or battery acid will not affect the color!
09-06-2011, 02:15 PM
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Our group uses nothing but either Prang or Roseart brand of color crayons. We pre-wash the fabric first, then transfer the picture, then color with a heavy layer. Then to heat set we place the picture colored side up, lay a piece of blank paper over it and then iron with a hot dry iron. Then we make the quilt.
09-06-2011, 02:55 PM
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So sorry you did all that work and then lost it.
I haven't read all the answers so maybe this has been mentioned already. I too was going to use crayons for a quilt I was making. I had been told by others if I pressed it before washing, it would be fine. Fortunately I tested it first. After washing my test sample, the crayon was very faint. I believe with the changes to make crayons washable in the last few years, they just don't work for quilts. The option is to use fabric crayons but the down side is they are permanent so if you accidentally get any on your clothes or anything else, you have to live with it.
I haven't read all the answers so maybe this has been mentioned already. I too was going to use crayons for a quilt I was making. I had been told by others if I pressed it before washing, it would be fine. Fortunately I tested it first. After washing my test sample, the crayon was very faint. I believe with the changes to make crayons washable in the last few years, they just don't work for quilts. The option is to use fabric crayons but the down side is they are permanent so if you accidentally get any on your clothes or anything else, you have to live with it.
09-06-2011, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by KyKat
I have five sisters, and for our reunion that is coming up in July, I decided to do each of them a quilt, with 6 different little sunbonnet sues, each different, one quilt a bunch of 6 baloons with Sues on them with each of our names, one a bouquet of 6 flowers with Sues in the center of each flower with each of our names, etc, you get the idea. I thought I would make a center panel with crayons, then do hand embroidery embelishments, then hand-quilt each one. Good idea, right? Well, I did the first, the baloon bouquet, and it was as cute as it could be. 6 different colored baloons, 6 different little Sues, the strings tied with a big bow. And I did everything right . . .
Cotton fabric - check
Washed - check
Dried with no fabric softner - check
Ironed freezer paper to back - check
traced design on front and colored in with crayolas - check
Paper towels on ironing board - check
panel face down on paper towels, iron set on "cotton", heat set all work - check
then I decided to wash it again before I did all the other work - embroidery, etc. and !!! Gone! All of it --- washed away!!! What happened??? Any ideas?
Cotton fabric - check
Washed - check
Dried with no fabric softner - check
Ironed freezer paper to back - check
traced design on front and colored in with crayolas - check
Paper towels on ironing board - check
panel face down on paper towels, iron set on "cotton", heat set all work - check
then I decided to wash it again before I did all the other work - embroidery, etc. and !!! Gone! All of it --- washed away!!! What happened??? Any ideas?
I don't know what the freezer paper is for???? didn't need it.. I taped my block down on my sewing table to keep it from moving and the sandpaper made extra sure it didn't move..
This technic worked for me..all 3 quilts are still bright.
So sorry you had problems. Crayon quilts are really beautiful when done I want to make myself one.. Good Luck Here is the link to my Grtgrndsons sports quilt with Medium applied...
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-17348-1.htm
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