I’ve received many suggestions about how to add the color to my logo on my logo quilt that I’m making. Everything from paint, fabric, wool and colored pencils. Yesterday I was looking for some kind of resist to outline the area so that if I used paint it wouldn’t spread to the surrounding areas. They didn’t have anything like that but while there I had a light bulb moment and thought of chalk. All they had were sets of chalk and all I needed was red so I left thinking I would go to the “real” art supply store and buy red chalk to try.
On the way home I remembered that in one of my past lives I made note cards and I vaguely remembered buy a set of chalk at a craft show. Sure enough when I got home I found this (who knows how old it is).
![IMG_3126 IMG_3126](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4Eg3PR3X2tTm-fG125oROpr3KTw72p3feNiqixfLpxgVgsdJ8q_RJOOfVLL_9saaCSF0mUbIWYMtX1rBmdzh2z8yVVWyB5dYzNF5AIxz8HG41w4nx_x3wapqBHAMDduirLrzqsZjaZQ/?imgmax=800)
And look at all the pretty colors.
![IMG_3127 IMG_3127](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-aYq0Y3RpJkvsG_nSMUedWv1AzozwsL1bmAnDGVJi8_25mhdlDjAcjAiejEWDY0hK4-Wt6TDWWy84M9CIuOyXiTuny9_BzaNNI5m2QAoVTTbUU2owqORVLbVhlErkDtB5kBBzHrgLT8A/?imgmax=800)
You can tell, I didn’t exactly use them very much. ![Embarrassed smile](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAWR3XgPc8twsE4d_gHC4xCTo-0wjSRGwEsP3oTlOjtDchIYUcwcW07EP5ExkQGceuRW46940RPjBHpyxuiceMHGDVTJbBO3SB75c39De1KdAEoFjdB6Mb5STdQb56NRh2fDcy-BdsFM/?imgmax=800)
So now for the testing.
Here is the chalk rubbed on a piece of white fabric.
![IMG_3121 IMG_3121](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPaSvFBpD6KO4hzrpNTOWiHc0jy7_7fGqnASa5LVf9XiQAFnYutW4Od3eCbjcNOZQWfjdZ3Xv6BotMaY9LjQj2OrmeOFNhVn2Eqd8WEzsM-d19nhwucqcvkv6tsGYH11O5Es2KffawkiE/?imgmax=800)
The top one is the red from the box and the bottom is a regular old piece of pink chalk. Obviously since it’s chalk it rubs off. Luckily Marilyn had bought a can of fixation.
![IMG_3128 IMG_3128](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7d4E4Zf4PJo_KEE35YA-J-tpDXdiULdK4r6AOha4O9eC8qhZK6SY92xJR0snrTNwJgZjYjDddFJfjVIY_A9aC9HVTvrgY9ywZ1VuoPJXkRCfa-yi3MveewM3l79uU-plnA0Tl8ztlmXw/?imgmax=800)
She bought it to go over a acrylic painting her granddaughter did for her but lucky for me the one she bought didn’t say anything about acrylic paint but it sound just right for my project. I sprayed the surface several time with just a light spray, letting it dry in between. It looked good but I decided to throw it in the washing machine on warm with a little detergent and then in the dryer. Check out the results.
![IMG_3124 IMG_3124](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBjilLelkopEipRTxlQe8ZOOUPfHF8bCWx_xvz9zmhceIP2xx4zLtgXCJumx2xy6P1YgfMzsjUb_QVSqeepC3giZsqJ8q7twIU4GHnbnQo4VD4n4v3fKar_5fUxniFpUI1LyY0NiP8dU/?imgmax=800)
It’s perfect and I think will give the exact look I was looking for. The only negative is that the surface is now a little rough and ever so slightly stiff. But the color remains exactly the same and the fixative didn’t discolor the fabric. This is a wall hanging so the fact that it is a little rough to the touch is not biggy but it probably wouldn’t be great for a cuddle quilt.
I also tried crayons. I tried several colors on the same white fabric. I then heat set them and threw it in the washing machine. The results were disappointing. It really faded, a lot. I didn’t try spraying with the fixative but I’m pretty sure that would solve the problem.
Here’s the before and after.
![IMG_3123 IMG_3123](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkToLnSA-y8-MVupzzVknp8G6lh0LSURgvsretHHF36puL3oyaYmrW9pdaUS6OxpRhT3VL0PC7Dm6F2Gj2C9WwSndg_a3d8Xvrw5ZNXjhcb0uG9tNLsPX6ftHScgHhRg_BTvSyvS5gclE/?imgmax=800)
![IMG_3125 IMG_3125](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsZ8Zv456JsJNlyeuT7PIOzPRvT7DQOneoymuNkBee7hlEfJPRD7NAnYxVsQE4k3yHb-6M2XZBTgVNlkSnAs1A4IEfa7umNEHsr_T7Tf8XQ8N6C1qZoJJYTj9IIBHK81cqppfUKF3hSw/?imgmax=800)
I’m sticking with the chalk.
Enjoy,
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