Group of kids made a quilt
#12
I'm glad you brought this up. I had never seen that episode of Sewing with Nancy. I was thinking that you could probably use crayons on fabric to come up with the same effect. I used crayon in a classroom to do "quilt" blocks and it worked really well. The children would love it. Once the blocks are colored and treated by ironing, they could be applied to a background for a quilt or wall hanging. Good luck.
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I'm glad you brought this up. I had never seen that episode of Sewing with Nancy. I was thinking that you could probably use crayons on fabric to come up with the same effect. I used crayon in a classroom to do "quilt" blocks and it worked really well. The children would love it. Once the blocks are colored and treated by ironing, they could be applied to a background for a quilt or wall hanging. Good luck.
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Having the children draw on paper removes the pressure of 'having to get it perfect' and it can be hard for some children to crayon directly on fabric. If there are any stray marks or 'oopsies' they can be cut from the paper before transfer.
(When my first son was five he made transfers this way while we were snowed in. All the fabric I had at the time was polyester double knit. The whites and pastel blocks took the transfers beautifully. The comforter looks as fresh now as 30+ years ago.)
PS....Fabric crayons would work with the folded name idea. You could work out some fantastic arrangements.
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This is so cool and imagine how the children felt seeing their artwork. ANd being a part of a fundraiser. Hope they made a lot of money. Saved it to my favorites.
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If you have any questions, I am sure someone at Nancy's Notions website would be happy to assist you:
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