Finished up the class auction quilt the other day. As I mentioned before, we used the glue batik technique with the kids. I didn’t get the best photo of this quilt and probably should have done more top quilting in the sashing, but wanted to be done! It looks much better lying flat than hanging as it is here. I used a natural linen and cotton blend for the framing and as you can see, the kids painted the fabric squares with shades of green and blue. It’s backed with Lizzy House’s jewels fabric in aqua, a small-scale print that worked well with the colors, while keeping the front as the main focus. Finished is the key here.
I did give the kids some images of mandalas as inspiration as the project was loosely based on an Indian theme and they practiced their drawings on paper, then transferred them to fabric. You can find a tutorial on That Artist Woman. You should note that when you have the kids paint, you’ll need to make sure you are using felt or quilt batting under the fabric so the paint doesn’t bleed through from the back.
That quilt is absolutely gorgeous. I love those cool breezy colors.
That looks SO great! I am totally filing away this technique to use in a future year at our school!
Ellen,
This is a lovely keepsake.
When I was in Girl Scouts (long, long ago) we made a queen-sized nine patch quilt. The entire quilt top was hand quilted by our troop and then raffled at the local church picnic. My mother won the quilt and a few years ago, she gave me the quilt. We use it in our guest bedroom and whenever I am refolding it I have the best memories. I hope someone in your circle is lucky enough to someday own your beautiful piece.
Thanks for sharing.
I would bid on this if I were at your fundraiser! Now I wish I’d done this for my son’s teacher instead of having my bee friends make blocks for me! Next year…
it is beautiful and I hope bidders fight over it. (politely, of course.)
This is beautiful! What an amazing way to make a true object of art with kids’ work…and not something that is bid on at the auction by a parent just because it’s a fundraiser for school.
great job kids! looks amazing
Give yourself some credit! This looks amazing!
It’s beautiful! The perfect colours – especially for kids to paint with…
Congrats! I used Lizzy’s jewels for my backing and binding, too. They’re lovely! Aren’t you breathing a sigh now that it’s done?? 🙂
The colors in this are beautiful, and the inspiration you gave them worked out great!
Oh my gosh, can I bid on it? So lovely. A labor of love I’m sure.
This is a beautiful quilt! I was wondering what size each square was, and what size the finished quilt was?
Could you share some of the mandala images that you shared with the children as inspiration?