pieces

When I made my Sunbonnet Sue for my grand daughter I used Eleanor Burns book. It has all the patterns and easy instructions for using iron on interfacing. The blocks went together with great success. I'm sure if you search her website you can find her book. "Sunbonnet Sue" Visits Quilt in a day.

kate2

I don't know what I'm doing wrong.I pulled up one of the pattern,and hit the print key and it didn't print it.I tried about three different times and it wouldn't print it.I don't know if I told you,but i'm not only new to quilting,i'm also new to using computers.I hope you might be able to come up with something I can try.
Thank you so much for your help
kate2

MadQuilter

When you plan to transfer something and run it through the printer, just remember that you don't want the picture to be larger than the printer paper (8 1/2x11) and you want some border area around the image.

I would consider making a crayon quilt with the coloring pages and using markers and/or embroidery to outline.

pieces

I've never made a crayon quilt before. Because on Alex Andersons, Simply quilts, she said the crayon quilts can not be washed. That the crayons would wash out. I mostly make childrens quilts and childrens crib/lap quilts will need to be washed alot. Has anyone experienced the crayons washing out?

jbsstrawberry

If you use a GOOD quality crayon ( I only use Crayola; but don't use the specialty ones such as the metalics or gels) the color stays wonderfully. Sometimes it takes a second and even third coloring after you iron out the wax, but the color does stay when washed. The pony quilt I made for my granddaughter has been washed several times and hasn't lost any color at all. On some of the lighter colors, like the wings, unicorn horns and some flowers, I used a clear sparkle fabric paint over the crayon for effect. I'm sure that is helping preserve those lighter crayon colors as well. You will lose some color the first time you wash them, but not enough to really notice. I hand washed my blocks in warm water before I assembled the quilt.

Sewing Grandma

I am currently making a Precious Moments quilt for a new granddaughter due in June. I have a Precious Moments transfer book. I apply the fabric to freezer paper, trace the pattern with a mechanical pen then color with Crayola crayons. When the coloring is done I remove the freezer paper and heat set the wax between typing paper until all wax is off. I then do a back stitch around the figures in the picture with matching threads. I plan to finish the block in a Quilt As You Go method and put them together with sashing. I did one with bears for my other granddaughter and it turned out great. Good luck with you venture - it will be enjoyable I'm sure.

Rose Marie

Herrchners catalog carrys what used to be called Liquid Embroidery. Tubes with ball point pen tips. Love them much better than crayons. I even bought the crayons sold at the quilt show (Prang) but they dont go dark enough for me.

jbsstrawberry

I found that sometimes, I have to recolor after I press out the wax to leave the color. Sometimes 2 - 4 times to get the shade I want. None of the color from the finished blocks have ran, or washed away on Hailey's quilt. Not yet anyway (knocking on wood as we speak LOL)

kate2

Thank you for your message.Can you tell me how you color with crayons? If you have to wash the quilt what keeps the color from washing?
Thay you for your help.
kate2

Sewing Grandma

By ironing the surplus wax after coloring it is usually set into the fabric. Do like the idea of recoloring a couple of times to get a deeper color after heat setting. Will have to try that.