Autograph on fabric help

[4xmom]

From a strictly quilting perspective, I would use ONLY 100% cotton fabric. Any fabric with ANY amount of polyester is much more difficult for the sewing and pressing part of the job. You just want a good quality 100% cotton quilting type fabric. There are many marbly-type solid light colors or batiks that would be great for the autograph blocks. You could even use plain old white muslin. The connecting fabrics should be 100% cotton too. Other people will tell you something different about the type of fabric, but from years of quilting and teaching quilting, I would not consider anything other than cotton.

I hope that is what you meant by the question! If not, try again and I will try to help you again!
Lynda

Yes! That is exactly what I was talking about. I went to Walmart just to see what they had in the fabric section. Not much. Now I will feel better going to fabric store. I hate feeling lost when I go in a store. Thank you!

 

[squirrel]

I did this by cutting my fabric before going into 6.5 inch squares. I used a tone-on-tone fabric, i.e. light pink fabric with a VERY slightly darker pink allover design. I backed each square with freezer paper for stabilization. I cut the freezer paper into 6.5 inch squares and then ironed them onto the back of the fabric squares -- apply the shiny/waxy side of the freezer paper to the wrong side of the fabric with no steam on a cotton setting. I stacked all the squares with a hard piece of cardboard on the top and the bottom for protection and placed the stack in a large ZipLoc bag.

When we got the autographs, I had the squares ready for quick exchanges and placed them one at a time on a small plastic clipboard. The clip holds it in place and gives the characters something to hold onto. It worked very well. We used a variety of Sharpie marker colors, depending on what we wanted for that particular character.

After the trip, I removed the paper backing and pieced it all together with lots of sashing strips. I wish I had actually gotten it finished and could show you a picture, but it is a work in progress. A LOT of work.

As far as I am concerned, this is a keepsake wallhanging type of quilt. It will never be used on a bed or drug around by a child. For that reason, I am not at all worried about washing and fading or bleeding of the markers. My daughter was 25 when we started it and maybe someday it will hang in her little girl's room if she ever has one!

Feel free to ask me questions!
Lynda

I did the same but I also cut out a frame about an inch smaller than the size of the fabric backed with freezer paper. That way when the character signed I wouldn't loose part of their signature if they got too close to the edge when I went to make the quilt.

I have all of mine in the ziplock still. I don't know how to quilt so I guess I will have to find some time to learn so I can make it.