Crayola Quilt Lesson 1

This is a good project for parents to help kids with.

Supplies:

1 Yard of muslin, 36" wide, white if possible

1 Yard brown paper bag, you may use parcel wrapping paper

1 package fabric crayons

1 Yard freezer paper

Instructions:

Wash your fabric in warm water. (PARENTS SUPERVISION) While ironing your fabric please try not to stretch it and using too much steam will also cause this to stretch.

You will now cut. PARENTAL SUPERVISION: they may use a rotary cutter or scissors. Your ruler needs to be at least 12" long. If you have a 12 1/2" x 12 1/2" square ruler this would do nicely. Cut  9 squares, the size of your squares is 10 1/2" x 10 1/2".

At this time you will also cut your freezer paper the same size as your blocks. Place your fabric on the shiny side of your freezer paper and iron down. This will give the fabric stability for drawing.

Using your crayons, draw a different picture on each block you have cut. The harder you press with your crayons, the deeper the picture will look. If you wish to draw on a piece of paper first to see what it would like first, this would be a good idea. Now use your imagination. Here are a few ideas but I just know you are all so talented and will make wonderful drawings.

Halloween, yhour house, flowers, cartoons, pets, family, school, food, etc.

Once you have all your blocks done you will seal your picture. Take your brown paper; place down on your picture andiron back and forth pressing hard. Lift your paper up and move to a clean piece of paper and iron again until you see no crayon marks lifting onto the paper. You do this for each block you color.

Now to keep your pictures nice and flat until the next lesson place a piece of paper on top of each block and stack them. Put a book on top.

Once you have finished coloring your blocks you will need to pick a color of fabric you wish to use to finish your quilt and we will be sewing in your next lesson.

A big welcome to future quilters, you are entering a world of fun. Until next time, have fun with your crayons, imagination and talent. Don't forget to give mom and dad a hug and tell them you "love them"!