You're never too young to experiment with crayons on fabric using the melt n blend technique, and of course you never out grow being able to play with coloring crayons. Thanks Jill and Reiley!
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Here is a letter and photographs of a recent quilt that one of my former students completed. She incorporated the melt n blend technique using coloring crayons, and won second place for her original and "tasty" quilt. Way to go Cindy!
"Hi Terrie, I wanted to share with you pictures of the quilt I made after taking your crayon class in the spring of 2015 when you were in Folsom, CA. I waited this long to send a picture because I wanted to see how the quilt was judged in the Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild show. Turns out I won second place in the Emma Allesbes Art Quilt Challenge category. This is the first quilt I have ever had judged. I am really pleased. The quilt is 25" wide and 20" high and is called Tom's Beer Can Chicken. The "wall" and "counter" are my background fabrics. All the rest of the elements are the crayon colored applique pieces I made. Last year the guild announced the quilt challenge for the 2016 show. The quilt was to be related to food and have a 3D element included on the quilt. I knew immediately I wanted to do a quilt of a beer can chicken picture that my husband took years ago. Crayon coloring was perfect for this quilt. The 3D part of the quilt is a recipe for beer can chicken hanging in the upper left corner. I do not consider myself an artist, but you class made this quilt possible. Thank you for your technique. It helped me win my first ribbon." Cindy Gangler Newcastle, CA" |
AuthorI have lived most of my life in northern California and the Willamette Valley of Oregon. My grandmother first taught me to sew when I was eight years old, and by the time I was a teenager I had completed my first quilt. The first quilting classes I taught were at Grandma's Attic in Dallas, OR and Greenbaum's Quilted Forest in Salem, OR. It was during this time that I started experimenting with crayons and developed my Melt-n-Blend technique for using crayons on fabric. Over time I perfected the technique and created some fun and colorful patterns which I sold at our local quilting stores. The success of the classes and patterns eventually lead to my first book "Creative Quilts from your Crayon Box". My husband and I have two sons, one daughter, and four grandchildren. Four of them are quilters--five if you count my husband, Rocky. He's been known to help me with quilting from time to time and has a very nice quilting stitch. My dream is to travel with my husband. I would teach and quilt and he would golf and, well, golf. Archives
April 2017
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