Gonna make a quilt of autographs...

[Jessica Meier]

So I saw the idea of making a quilt with autographs on it from WDW on this board and I am totally going to steal it. I plan on making a quilt with traditional Mickey colors (red, black and yellow with some white). I do not want to do white fabric for the autographs b/c the quilt will be for my 4 soon to be 5 year old. Any suggestions on what type of marker or fabric to use so that I don't have to have a ton of white on the quilt? Was thinking maybe red squares and use a heavy duty black permanent marker. Thoughts, ideas?

 

[Figgy1]

So I saw the idea of making a quilt with autographs on it from WDW on this board and I am totally going to steal it. I plan on making a quilt with traditional Mickey colors (red, black and yellow with some white). I do not want to do white fabric for the autographs b/c the quilt will be for my 4 soon to be 5 year old. Any suggestions on what type of marker or fabric to use so that I don't have to have a ton of white on the quilt? Was thinking maybe red squares and use a heavy duty black permanent marker. Thoughts, ideas?

Sharpie PERMANENT marker or go to the fabric store and get fabric markers. Go with yellow fabric for the autographs so they will show up!! There is also some Disney fabric.

 

[Figgy1]

Dont forget to cut the autograph blocks a few inches oversized in case of fraying

 

[Jessica Meier]

I wondered if I might could make Mickey Heads in black and find some type of sharpie that shows up on black fabric. Hmmmmm

 

[disneysince71]

Great Idea!!

 

[Figgy1]

I wondered if I might could make Mickey Heads in black and find some type of sharpie that shows up on black fabric. Hmmmmm

maybe silver go to a craft or fabric store

 

[Figgy1]

Dont forget to cut the autograph blocks a few inches oversized in case of fraying

also masking tape around the edges of the cut fabric!!

 

[Jessica Meier]

Thanks FigmentFan! I looked online and found some they say are good for dark fabric so I am gonna buy one and test it out!

 

[Figgy1]

Thanks FigmentFan! I looked online and found some they say are good for dark fabric so I am gonna buy one and test it out!

Test the marker on the fabic you are going to use wait at least 24 hours and wash it to make sure !!

 

[Jessica Meier]

That was my plan! Thanks for reaffirming!

 

[Figgy1]

That was my plan! Thanks for reaffirming!

Just call me Figgy everyone else does!! Good luck with your quilt!!

 

[HouCuseChickie]

I recommend fabric markers. I find they bleed much less than a Sharpie so you 'should' have cleaner writing. I just use a cheap set I picked up on Amazon. While DD4 refuses to wear it, I used them on her old ballet leotard to spruce it up for gymnastics...just in case her new gymnastics leos didn't arrive in time for her first lesson a few weeks ago. While she hated what I did to the leo, the markers worked really well on it and it made it through the wash like a dream.

As for fabric colors... If it were me, I'd blend deeper colors like true red, black, and yellow (you could probably also work in blue, silver, and gold for sorcerer Mickey)...then you can use lighter shades to compliment these and still keep in the theme...i.e. lighter yellow, lighter blue, fine red gingham or pattern so the white in the pattern lightens it but it's not actual pink, etc.

 

[Jessica Meier]

This is the website link to the quilt I found for inspiration. I won't copy it entirely, but the fabric choices are spot on for what I want. I plan on it being the block pattern. I have a quilt pattern that is crib quilt. I want to adjust it to a full/queen size but am awful at the measurements.
http://quiltstory.blogspot.com/2011/03/disney-inspired-quilt-from-nina.html

 

[bsiev1977]

I wondered if I might could make Mickey Heads in black and find some type of sharpie that shows up on black fabric. Hmmmmm

There are silver colored sharpies. Athletes use them a lot for signing pictures, when the pictures are too dark for black marker.

 

[tare]

I wondered if I might could make Mickey Heads in black and find some type of sharpie that shows up on black fabric. Hmmmmm

A gold or yellow sharpie would show up pretty good.