suern3

This is such an interesting idea that I have not heard of before. Although, I have tried crayons on an embroidery piece as done on Crabapple Hill designs. Uses white crayon over the area first, then the color, finish by heat setting by ironing over a paper towel. I will be following this for more info. Good question, idea.

mom-6

When I used the crayons, I heat set with waxed paper over and under. Seemed to help keep the color more intense.

yngldy

Here is the thread with the BEAUTIFUL Iris's done in colored pencil: http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t131154.html

Jennie and me gave you the same name as the lady I was thinking about with the book by Irena Bluhm: http://www.amazon.com/Quilts-Differe.../dp/1574329553
and another one by Helen Stubbings: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/157...2C5T1DQA0A93KZ

Please post pictures if you make something!

juneayerza

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDNUOr_BomM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy9OVlt-XY8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxTLq1vmlQU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBJ7_mXw1Uo&spfreload=1

The above links will give you a good idea about the inktense pencils and blocks. I like these over regular water color pencils for several reasons. Even though most of the videos show the colors to be very intense, you can make the colors very soft looking. Remember to start off with a light application of color; you can always add more color, but you can't take it away once there. I would start out by doing a post card shown in one of the videos. Choose a subject matter and try it out. The videos that show the blocks of color are the same as the pencils, just without the wood around them. You would use the blocks if you were laying down large areas of color like in the Emu apron.

willferg

A member on the board did a tutorial on these pencils a few years back:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...l-t140660.html

I recall she used clear Aloe gel as the medium to cause the softening. It's surprisingly inexpensive if you find it in the right places – I got it it the cosmetics section of a drug store.

jitkaau

The method I use with wax or oil based crayons is to draw onto a sheet of paper. When I am happy with the drawing, I put it face down onto the fabric and iron the paper with a hot iron. It only works on natural fibres. Of course, every 'print' is the reverse of the original drawing when using this method.

coffeecozy

This is great timing. I have a design all colored with my ink tense pencils and was going to use water on it because I had never heard or thought of using the aloe gel.

MaryKatherine

I use a combination of Derwent Ink sticks and pencils and crayons. Work beautifully on the right side. Both are heat set.

d.rickman

[ATTACH=CONFIG]507261[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]507262[/ATTACH] I used the Derwent Intense pencils on a lot of this quilt, especially with the flowers and leaves. I also used Martha Stewart Medium, which I purchased from Michaels, and also Alovera (I was told to be sure to use alcohol free Alovera ) and I found it at Walmart locally. I always rinsed my fabrics before puttting the blocks into the quilt. In the pencils that I purchased there is a specific pencil to use, so the color stays put wherever you color with the other pencils - could be outliner or sepia, however I don't remember the name of the pencil, and I would have to look before use them again,

shy

I know I saw a video of this at one time ..BUT it escapes me of where..Try a search..I do know it was on the computer that ..I saw it..Sorry .