Helpful Tips from Peggy

Hi everyone! Peg e-mailed with the following tips and suggestions for our quilt project:

After working with quite a few quilt block creations via school the last seven years, I can tell you black sharpie on

muslin yellows around the edges after awhile looks a little gross. Looks a little like chewed black licorice saliva dried around

the design. You really do have to use permanent fabric markers. Regular crayons will work only on 100% cotton. If it is a blend

of any kind you will have to use fabric crayons. The fabric crayons will work on synthetics and blends.

There is a technique called flower Pounding. It makes a pretty quilt. With all the flowers the possibilities are endless and you

will not have two squares looking the same. There is a book called Flower Pounding: Quilt Projects for All Ages by Ann Fischkorn and Amy Sandrin. You actually pound the pigment from the flowers to the Muslin after pre-treating the Muslin. As it says for all ages anyone can do it.

This year Dana's class is doing a native American quilt with felted wool squares (You use 100% wool). They are cutting out totem characters with the wool then basic stitches to hold the design. Not really washable though.

Have a great day.

Thank you, Peg! That really helps a lot.