stitchinwitch

#What I have tried before and learned, is that to use the cheapest crayons. First, wash fabric, iron fabric, color design., let it sit overnight, iron BOTH sides (protect iron plate. Let sit again - iron again, finish item, and wash again if necessary. Crayola did not work as well. Just my experience.

ckcowl

you have to heat set the colors into the blocks---we use brown paper (like a brown paper sack) place the block on the ironing board- you can put paper towels down first if you are worried about the wax seeping through)
then you put the brown paper on top and heat set with a hot iron- the brown paper will absorb the excess wax while the hot iron will set the colors.
then they need to be set aside to *cure*
they should not be washed for at least 24 hours-
then wash in cold water
we have always used regular crayons-
the preschool makes one every year- the ones that are now 10 years old have faded a bit- but they just re-color them to make them vibrant again.

sewing along

paint textile medium over it ...let dry over night ..an then wash

Babs194068

I did a sun bonnet sue in crayons had no problem. I use both fabric and regular

sewphie

I can only contribute that I ironed using brown paper bag on the blocks,one piece of paper, then block right side up and then another brown paper on top.worked fine, the children did use a heavy hand when colouring the blocks, whether that mattered I don't know.

grammyj

At my quilt club we did a block with reg Crayola crayons
when done, had foil down on ironing board then paper towels, turned it over and ironed on the freezer paper.

GailG

I can second the motion on this one. The original regular Crayola crayons do work and last a long time. It is best to apply the color in layers rather that coloring down hard the first application. Best to apply a layer, then come over it another time, and another until it is dark but not flaky. Do brush away all of the flakes that may occur.

When I was in 7th grade (I'm 71) our class made a place mat using Crayolas. My mother kept that placemat for years and years. It was washed many, many time. In time, the colors did lose their brilliance, but they were still very evident.

SUZAG

Nice research work!

Grama Chris

Just use Crayola crayons BRAND nothing else, press w/paper towels to set & the excess is MELTED away. I'm doing this right now & won't use anything else. There was a pic posted on here that showed several snowmen take a look at them & you'll see how wonderful they turned out. Good luck & have patience ):):):):)):)

Aquarius

If you used Crayola crayons it should have come out ok. I want to make Crayola colors quilt blocks also so let me know what went wrong. will be watching this post.