Fabric crayons
Julie Anderson
quilt? I have seen special Crayola "fabric crayons" but only in packs of
about six different colors. Do regular crayons work too? Could you
explain how the image is ironed onto the fabric?
I'd appreciate some help. My church Sunday School classes want to do
drawings for a special quilt to decorate their classroom.
Thanks, Julie
Marc & Maria Hache
>Has anyone worked with transferring crayon drawings onto fabric to make a
>quilt? I have seen special Crayola "fabric crayons" but only in packs of
>about six different colors. Do regular crayons work too? Could you
>explain how the image is ironed onto the fabric?
I did this for my daughter's preschool class. Although the
instructions tell you to draw on paper I did one and wasn't happy with
the value when I transfered it on fabric. Besides preschoolers are
really just getting the hang of writing their names so to get them to
write it backwards would be asking alot.
I had them draw on the fabric itself and use a paper as a pressing
cloth. The colours were more to my liking.
I haven't used regular crayons but give it a test try and see what you
think. Pre wash you fabric and I used 100% cotton because the fibers
are more receptive to dyes.
Maria Hache
mjah...@atcon.com
Cheryl Pinkerton
<ande...@donet.com> wrote:
>Has anyone worked with transferring crayon drawings onto fabric to make a
>quilt?
>
>I'd appreciate some help. My church Sunday School classes want to do
>drawings for a special quilt to decorate their classroom.
>
hi, Julie,
Sounds like a fun project! I had also looked at the Crayola Fabric
rayons last Summer, but the fine print on the box stated that they
were machine washable, but not dry-able by machine. Luckily, I ran
across FABRICFUN PASTEL DYE STICKS ,made by PENTEL. I found them at a
(mail order ) stationary store in a neighboring state , and also at a
local MJ Designs craft supply store.
We used them for one of our week-long Vacation Bible School
projects-resulting in two twin-size bed quilts for the "grand-opening"
of a men's homeless shelter in our area. There were 50 children
enrolled at VBS, 30 were aged 3-5, the other 20 ranged 6-10. I
prepared 50 pre-washed/dried muslin blocks with a light pencil drawing
of the same , simple, house outline. That way, even the youngest
children, who were still quite a ways from being able to even lend
their signature to a block, could produce a block that would match
homogenously with even the oldest kids. ( All were encouraged to at
least vaguely follow the house outline ..... this resulted in color
being distibuted throughout the 10 inch block, and not concentrated in
one tiny corner of it.) Once outlined, (more or less, depending on
ability), the kids were asked to color in and/ or add embellishment,
or sign their block. Twenty-five blocks each were made into tied
quilts, with staggered hoizontal sashing only. This helped to extend
the length of the quilts, and the staggering camouflaged any
discrepancies among the house blocks.)
The fabricfun dyesticks look, feel and color just like crayons. The
children color directly on the fabric, which is easily heat-set with
an iron at your later convenience. I did not iron the muslin onto
freezer paper in preperation due to time constraints, and the coloring
results were still very good, with minimal fabric shifting of the
cross-wise grain.
The "crayons" are economical(about $1 for a box of 7, double that for
a box of 15) and come in a lovely assortment of colors that all look
good together. Once set with the iron, they are colorfast. (We also
did tee-shirt art at our annaul family reunion with these ,and the
colors stayed vivid through wear, tear, machine wash AND dryers.)
Hope this lengthy explanation helps you out in your group project.
Best of luck, Cheryl
DDuperault
Maria Hache) writes:
>
>I did this for my daughter's preschool class. Although the
>instructions tell you to draw on paper I did one and wasn't happy with
>the value when I transfered it on fabric.
I've heard you cn have them draw on fine grit sandpaper, which will hold
more crayon and give you better colour retention when you iron it on.
Dawn
Batgirl was a Librarian, too.
Julie Kadashevich
>
>Has anyone worked with transferring crayon drawings onto fabric to make a
>quilt?
an applique. I recently bought a scanner, and scanned the images
into the computer, then printed them out and used them as templates.
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Julie Kadashevich (kad...@ftp.com)
Judge Yohn
I'm not an expert on this stuff, but have been following some threads
on it because I'd like to do a similar project in the future. Tips I
can pass on are that the Crayola crayons are not nearly as good as
another brand (whose name I can't remember offhand). I do not think
regular crayons would work. Anyway, I'd call or stop in at an art
store, as they are likely to have the right kind of fabric crayons.
Be careful to match your fabric type to the crayon! Some crayons
work better on polyester and some work better on cotton.
Mary
Julie Anderson wrote:
>
> Has anyone worked with transferring crayon drawings onto fabric to make a
> quilt? I have seen special Crayola "fabric crayons" but only in packs of
> about six different colors. Do regular crayons work too? Could you
> explain how the image is ironed onto the fabric?
>
> I'd appreciate some help. My church Sunday School classes want to do
> drawings for a special quilt to decorate their classroom.
>
> Thanks, Julie
Ruth Evans
picture freehand on regular paper of what we wanted to draw. (They were
pictures from Idaho's history.) Then they used that as a modem to help them
draw directly onto white cloth with fabric crayons. It seems like I them
ironed them. These were sewn into a quilt. (The blocks were arranged
chronologically.) I put the border on and then as a class we tied it. It
turned out gorgeous. I've never washed that quilt, but the fabric crayons
look just lovely although they are limited in their color range.
PS. I can't forget this quilt. That year I had a granddaughter or some some
relation of the man who invented TV, Philo Farnsworth.
Ruth
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Gail Dovalovsky
regular crayons on fabric. The color is more subdued on fabric than on
paper. The advantage was that the children each had their own crayons
already and they didn't have to wait to share any special supplies. This
is a definite factor in a group of 20 5 year olds. I ironed freezer paper
to the back of the muslin to make it easier for them to draw and most of
them had no problem other than deciding what to draw on their square. I
ironed the completed squares between clean paper to get the wax out before
sewing the squares together.
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Gail Dovalovsky
gdov...@brynmawr.edu
libbielou
solidly as possible where you want to most color, then iron on, using plain
computer paper between the iron & the 'transfer'. Be sure to cover the
board with an old towel or newspapers!
We have used both crayola craft & pentel dye pastels (from an art store).
Another way to do it is to back the fabric with freezer paper or stretch it
in a hoop & color directly on the fabric. The fabric should be no more than
50% cotton, or the color fades when washed. The main problem with
drawing directly onto the fabric is smearing.
When my back was turned >G> my kids grated up some short crayons &
sprinkled the dust right onto the fabric--sort of like sand painting, &
used
blank computer paper to keep the design from traveling. That worked,
but when the shirts went into the dryer, crayon transferred to other
clothes :-(
There is a technique I haven't tried--that's to line an electric grill
with foil, then melt crayon chips put on in your design. Then I think
you carefully smooth the fabric onto the hot grill for a few seconds until
the melted stuff sticks to it. I'll bet this isn;'t washable, tho.
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libbielou
Ruth Evans
GD> Last year I made a quilt with my son's kindergarten class. We just used
GD> regular crayons on fabric. The color is more subdued on fabric than on
GD> paper. The advantage was that the children each had their own crayons
GD> already and they didn't have to wait to share any special supplies. This
GD> is a definite factor in a group of 20 5 year olds. I ironed freezer
GD> paper
GD> to the back of the muslin to make it easier for them to draw and most of
GD> them had no problem other than deciding what to draw on their square. I
GD> ironed the completed squares between clean paper to get the wax out before
GD> sewing the squares together.
OK, this is going to sound really dumb, but you have to understand, I never
even HEARD of freezer paper until about 6 weeks ago. How do you iron the
fabric onto the paper? How do you get the paper off the fabric when you no
longer need it there? I'm beginning to see some possibilities of using
freezer paper. (It sure makes GORGEOUS envelopes!)
Gail Dovalovsky
> fabric onto the paper? How do you get the paper off the fabric when you no
> longer need it there? I'm beginning to see some possibilities of using
> freezer paper.
>
It helps to have a hard surface to get it to really adhere. Sometimes I
put a board on my kitchen counter and cover with a towel. This is more
firm than my ironing board.
Wen you no longer need it, you just peel it off. If you still need that
particular shape you can usually use it again.
Gail Dovalovsky
gdov...@brynmawr.edu
transferring_crayon_drawings
>>
>> Has anyone worked with transferring crayon drawings onto fabric to make a
>> quilt? I have seen special Crayola "fabric crayons" but only in packs of
>> about six different colors. Do regular crayons work too? Could you
>> explain how the image is ironed onto the fabric?
>>
>> I'd appreciate some help. My church Sunday School classes want to do
>> drawings for a special quilt to decorate their classroom.
>>
>> Thanks, Julie
Hi Julie,
My daughter & I just finished a crayon decorated quilt for her school
project. It turned out very nice. We are going to school tonight to
see it displayed! The best paper I have found to do the coloring on is
tracing paper. We used "Dritz" fabric crayons, but as you said they
only come in a pack of 8 colors & that just wasn't enough! We also
used regular Crayola crayons, the only problem there is they don't
iron on as well. The solution is easy if you have the time; iron on
the picture, then what doesn't come out as dark as you would like go
back over with the crayon directly on the fabric. You will then need
to place a clean piece of paper over the picture & re-iron to set the
crayon.
Good Luck
Ann
Julie Kadashevich
>OK, this is going to sound really dumb, but you have to understand, I never
>fabric onto the paper?
YOu put the freezer paper with a shiny side towards the fabric and use
a hot iron.
>How do you get the paper off the fabric when you no
>longer need it there?
It comes off very easy. If it stays on for more than a day or two it
begins to peel off all by yourself.
> I'm beginning to see some possibilities of using
>freezer paper. (It sure makes GORGEOUS envelopes!)
But you probably use something else to keep it stuck together...Right?
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Julie Kadashevich
(kad...@ftp.com)
Ruth Evans
On Fri 26-Apr-1996 4:35p, Julie Kadashevich wrote:
[snip]
JK> > I'm beginning to see some possibilities of using
JK> >freezer paper. (It sure makes GORGEOUS envelopes!)
JK> But you probably use something else to keep it stuck together...Right?
Yes, a glue stick works wonders!
Woodeca
I can also highly recommend Pentel Fabric Fun Pastels. Get the larger
size box if you can. You can also layer the color like oil pastels and
create a lovely impressionist affect.
woo...@aol.com
patc...@shentel.net
Ann,
Have you washed your crayon quilt. Did it come out ok, I have not heard
good things about the use of crayons and the washing, so I wondered if
you had washed it yet?
thanks,
Patches