For our quilt squares this month our theme was Thankful. The kids could draw anything for which they are thankful.
If you haven’t caught our directions before, here is a quick run down on the Glue Batik process.
First I cut out 10″ white muslin squares. The kids draw their outlines in pencil (the younger two often skip this part).
We cover the pencil with the Blue Gel Elmer’s glue.
Once the glue dries completely, we paint over the entire square with acrylic paints. We have played with different levels of paint to water ratio. The less you water down the paints the more brilliant the colors turn out. The fabric does become a little bit stiffer though.
Once the paint dries completely, wash away the glue with warm water and tada… easy batik!
You can also check out our previous month’s quilt squares from September and October. I will be making a quilt from all the squares at the end of the school year.
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I’ve never seen that done before. What a great way to introduce small children to batik.
Those are beautiful. What a great project.
Thanks for the great idea. I am definetly going to have to put this on my todo list.
I’m going to try out this Batik technique. And I love the idea of creating a quilt with squares from each month. What a lot of fun!
This is fabulous! I’ll be linking.
Fabulous idea! That’s going to be one treasured quilt when you’re done.
WOW! The colors this month are bright and beautiful. It’s nice to see everyone has something special to be thankful for. If I was making a thankful square I would put all of you on it!
I had seen something like this before and oculdn’t remember how to do it. I am glad you posted this. I can’t wait to try it.
Thanks!
i’m definitley going to try this with my girls. and your pinecones! i’m jealous as we dont’ have access to any around here unless i buy them and they are all scented…i’ll just live vicariously through you..haha thanks for sharing!!
We love this batik process! I hope everyone has fun trying it out.
These look terrific Michelle! The quilt will be quite an accomplishment at the end. Happy batiking.