Finished at last GGrdson Caydens Sports Quilt & I have a little dilemma.
03-01-2009, 08:34 PM
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If you have scraps, make a sample. Use the same fabrics, scribble some crayon and use the same methods that you used on the quilt. Quilt it with some backing scraps. Cut what you've done in half.
On one half, paint the stuff. Cut that in half. Heat one half with the iron. Heat the other with the hair dryer.
Cut the unpainted piece in half. Set one aside.
Put the other three pieces in the washer and see what happens.
This will give you a definitive way to find out if
1) you need to do anything at all.
2) the iron is a problem with puffy poly batting
3) the hairdryer is hot enough to get the results you want.
Good luck. Keep us informed!!
On one half, paint the stuff. Cut that in half. Heat one half with the iron. Heat the other with the hair dryer.
Cut the unpainted piece in half. Set one aside.
Put the other three pieces in the washer and see what happens.
This will give you a definitive way to find out if
1) you need to do anything at all.
2) the iron is a problem with puffy poly batting
3) the hairdryer is hot enough to get the results you want.
Good luck. Keep us informed!!
03-02-2009, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Shelley
If you have scraps, make a sample. Use the same fabrics, scribble some crayon and use the same methods that you used on the quilt. Quilt it with some backing scraps. Cut what you've done in half.
On one half, paint the stuff. Cut that in half. Heat one half with the iron. Heat the other with the hair dryer.
Cut the unpainted piece in half. Set one aside.
Put the other three pieces in the washer and see what happens.
This will give you a definitive way to find out if
1) you need to do anything at all.
2) the iron is a problem with puffy poly batting
3) the hairdryer is hot enough to get the results you want.
Good luck. Keep us informed!!
On one half, paint the stuff. Cut that in half. Heat one half with the iron. Heat the other with the hair dryer.
Cut the unpainted piece in half. Set one aside.
Put the other three pieces in the washer and see what happens.
This will give you a definitive way to find out if
1) you need to do anything at all.
2) the iron is a problem with puffy poly batting
3) the hairdryer is hot enough to get the results you want.
Good luck. Keep us informed!!
Thank You
BillsBonBon
03-02-2009, 04:25 PM
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Contact the company that manufactures the medium. I'm concerned about residual wax from the crayons. When you ironed them, did you have paper towels in between the iron and fabric to absorb wax? No water-based medium will soak in waxy areas.
When I was in junior-high, we colored laundry bags with crayons,ironed them on,and fading was not a huge issue.
When I was in junior-high, we colored laundry bags with crayons,ironed them on,and fading was not a huge issue.
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