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    coffeebreak's Avatar coffeebreak is offline Senior Member
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    Smile Using crayons and markers to draw on fabric block....

    I was reading in a tip in a magazine about having kids color on a fabric block and then quilt the squares together. Of course it was just a tip and they said they used crayons and that's it. I want to do the same thing with my GD's and finally make a quilt for myself instead of everyone else! So I am wondering....which is better...crayons or markers? Which washes out? Which "holds color" longer and doesn't smear or fade or wash out?

    ANyone have any suggestions, thoughts, or tips on this? I have a GD coming today, she is 11 so her "coloring" days are nearly over, so I am going to have her do one of each, but at the same time, I can't experiment and wash them and then have her do them again...she lives to far away. I could mail a block I guess...but still...

    Anyone got ideas?

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    Default Re: Using crayons and markers to draw on fabric block....

    Go to Michael's or Hobby Lobby and get crayons that are for fabric. They may even have them at Joann's. Regular crayons and markers won't work and sharpies, while permanent, tend to bleed out a little.
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    Default Re: Using crayons and markers to draw on fabric block....

    My grandmother used to do this with me when I was a kid (we won't tell how many decades ago that was). But, we used regular crayons and just covered the fabric with wax paper and ironed them really. The heat melted the crayons into the fabric and it worked great. I'm not sure if we washed them, but if you have crayons and some scrap fabric, it would be worth the time to test it out. I was past my coloring days also, but it was a lot of fun.

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    Default Re: Using crayons and markers to draw on fabric block....

    http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t178991.html. Check this one out very pretty. Use crayons for fabric and iron them to heat set
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    Default Re: Using crayons and markers to draw on fabric block....

    Quote Originally Posted by K. McEuen View Post
    Go to Michael's or Hobby Lobby and get crayons that are for fabric. They may even have them at Joann's. Regular crayons and markers won't work and sharpies, while permanent, tend to bleed out a little.
    Didn't know they made such a thing! I'll look into it! Thanks

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    Default Re: Using crayons and markers to draw on fabric block....

    Quote Originally Posted by tfrankum View Post
    My grandmother used to do this with me when I was a kid (we won't tell how many decades ago that was). But, we used regular crayons and just covered the fabric with wax paper and ironed them really. The heat melted the crayons into the fabric and it worked great. I'm not sure if we washed them, but if you have crayons and some scrap fabric, it would be worth the time to test it out. I was past my coloring days also, but it was a lot of fun.
    So you colored, pressed with wax paper and the color stayed?

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    Default Re: Using crayons and markers to draw on fabric block....

    I have seen the fabric crayons and they have fabric markers too. Check down the aisle with all of the fabric paints and dyes.

    The regular Crayolas are designed to washout for the sanity of parents everywhere. I am not sure about the ones that are not specifically marked for washability and the heat setting bit. That might be a non-washable quilt.

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    Default Re: Using crayons and markers to draw on fabric block....

    Quote Originally Posted by toggpine View Post
    The regular Crayolas are designed to washout for the sanity of parents everywhere. I am not sure about the ones that are not specifically marked for washability and the heat setting bit. That might be a non-washable quilt.
    That was why I mentioned the fabric crayons. I'm thinking that the formula for regular crayons is a lot different now than when we were kids and that the whole heat setting thing might not work now. Besides, the fabric was always stiff and waxy after heat setting so it wouldn't have been a very soft quilt.
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    Default Re: Using crayons and markers to draw on fabric block....

    Quote Originally Posted by K. McEuen View Post
    That was why I mentioned the fabric crayons. I'm thinking that the formula for regular crayons is a lot different now than when we were kids and that the whole heat setting thing might not work now. Besides, the fabric was always stiff and waxy after heat setting so it wouldn't have been a very soft quilt.
    That could be true about how crayons are made now as opposed to then. I just don't live near a craft store and limited on money so I thought crayons...but at the same time, no sense making it if it is all going to wash out!

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