QUILT BOOK – Printmaking, Colour, Shape, Pattern

Students create monoprints using four small crayon resist designs they have made and use the 8 pieces of paper to make a paper quilt which they use to cover a book.

Supplies:

Crayola Fine Line Markers - Black
Crayola Watercolour Paints
Crayola Crayons - Regular Not Washable
Crayola Construction Paper - 22.9 cm x 30.5 cm - 1 piece per student
Crayola Marker & Watercolour Paper - 22.9 cm x 30.5 cm (9" x 12")
Crayola Scissors
Crayola Paint Brushes
Crayola Washable Glue Sticks
Water Containers
Paper Towels

Steps:

Use crayons to draw a design on one of your small squares of paper.
Leave some of the paper white.
Press hard with the crayon.
Paint watercolour over the design.

Before the paint dries, place the square face down on a larger piece of paper.
Rub it gently with the palm of your hand.
Remove the small square to see your monoprint.

Repeat with each of the remaining small squares.
Make 8 squares of decorated paper.

Decide which papers you would like to use for your quilt.
Design a quilt block using geometric shapes.
Arrange the shapes on a piece of construction paper or directly on the cardboard cover of your book.
Once you are satisfied with the arrangement start gluing the shapes to the surface.
Use a fine tip black marker to make small stitch marks around the edges of each shape.