We have two new coloring pages by Violet Vandor on the Easter theme. One is of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem the Sunday before he was crucified. The second is of Jesus carrying his cross. She is currently working on two more pictures to add to our collection.
Jesus Entering Jerusalem copyright 2012 by Violet Vandor
With the hope of more Bible coloring pages for our Bible Quilts blog running through my mind, I was thrilled to stumble across quilter Margie Campbell post today. She was sharing instructions with a quilting group on LinkedIn about how to create fabric printer sheets that can be passed through a computer printer to make quilt block pictures.
I can think of several ways this technique could be useful in making Bible quilts.
Margie offered to share her blog post which explains how she makes her own printer fabric using cotton fabric, freezer paper, and two liquids – Bubble Jet Set 2000 and Bubble Jet Set Rinse. Click here to read her blog post.
A big thank you to Margie for sharing this information with us.
A crayon-colored Bible quilt made from The Creation Coloring Pages
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to pick and choose from many Bible story pictures for a family Bible quilt project? My goal is to offer such a collection on this web page and to make them free for making quilts or for teaching children about the Bible.
I have designed a FaithFunder project online called Free Coloring Page Downloads For Biblequilts.com to raise the funds so I can pay artists to create the pictures for downloading. Click on this link for more details on the fundraiser.
This link will take you to a tutorial I wrote several months ago on making crayon-colored Bible quilts. This can be a family project or a youth group project as children are able to trace and color the pictures for the quilt.
I like to make my quilts in the honeycomb layout to correspond with my personal business, Honeycomb Adventures Press,LLC. But the coloring page pictures are drawn as nearly square rectangles to make it easier for a beginner to sew the quilt together. Hexagon shapes are also an option.
I will be posting more about making crayon-colored quilts very soon.
My heart’s desire is to offer free on this blog many Bible story pictures suitable for using to create Bible quilts.
The coloring page for baby Moses is up and ready for download. Moses copyright 2012 by Rosemarie Gillen
All coloring page downloads on BibleQuilts.com are uniform in size to make it easy to pick and choose the ones for your child’s Bible quilt. More pictures to come as funds come in…
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Until now I have only been able to offer sets of coloring pages to help people get started making their own Bible quilts. Since I do not have sufficient talent to make the coloring pages myself, I must charge for the coloring page sets so I can pay my illustrators. My pockets are too shallow to pay illustrators up front. For this reason I am adding a PayPal button hoping a few individuals might donate funds to pay for coloring pages that can be posted directly to the website for free downloading. I have begun paying my illustrators $30.00 per coloring pages ready for free downloading from BibleQuilts.com.
I am preparing to create a fundraising project through FaithFunder.com to raise funds to pay artists to create a spread of Bible coloring pages that can be used for making Bible quilts. The plan is to make the coloring pages available for free and to offer a wide variety of pictures so families and choose the pictures they like for their quilts.
All coloring page downloads on BibleQuilts.com are uniform in size to make it easy to pick and choose the ones for your child’s Bible quilt. More pictures to come.
This picture of Jonah was created by Rosemarie Gillen. Permission is granted to use this picture for educational purposes or for making Bible quilts. Click here for printable PDF file of Jonah and the Whale copyright 2012 by Rosemarie Gillen
Jonah and the Whale copyright 2012 by Rosemarie Gillen for Honeycomb Adventures Press, LLC
The Christmas coloring pages are ready in time to make a Christmas tree skirt. This is a project the whole family can enjoy. The coloring pages may be traced onto individual blocks and sewn onto the tree skirt or they may be traced and colored directly onto the tree skirt so no sewing would be needed apart from hemming the tree skirt.
The First Christmas Bible Quilt Coloring Pages may be downloaded here for $2.99.
A preview of the pictures in a honeycomb quilt. The pages are sized so they may be used as squares, rectangles, or hexagons.
By Deborah Hopkinson, il. by James Ransome
One of my favorite children’s picture books is Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. Clara, a very young slave girl was separated from her family and sold to another plantation to work in the fields. She learned to sew and used her talent to create a quilt that helped many slaves escape to freedom.
I feel a connection to Clara with my vision for Bible quilts for children’s beds. Just as Clara’s quilt pointed the way to freedom from slavery, Bible quilts can point the way to spiritual freedom found only in the Scriptures. My heart’s desire is that many will catch this vision for reaching young children and their parents for Jesus with the daily reminder of Bible stories when Children go to bed and when they wake up in the mornings.
I hope to find more ways to make Bible quilts available in the weeks and months ahead. Meanwhile there is a second Bible quilt coloring book nearly ready to publish under the title The First Christmas. These pictures could also be used to make a Christmas tree skirt.
I discovered the perfect quilting course for me as I explore making Bible quilts, especially for the quilts that become illustrations for my upcoming Bible storybooks. Perhaps some of my reader/followers will be interested in signing up as well. Here is the link: http://www.craftsy.com/class/Art-Quilting-101-Design-Basics/40;jsessionid=B0E3505C129EE9F4AEBAA26CDD7C6279.rush
My Creation quilt is so nearly finished that I’m already showing it off as I do my book signings for my Bible storybook, The Creation. This picture was taken in Georgetown SC on Saturday, October 15, 2011.
See more about my Bible storybook The Creation at http://honeycombadventures.com/books/.
See also, the coloring pages for The Creation.
Next I plan to quilt the Christmas story both in applique and as a Christmas tree skirt with crayon-colored quilt blocks applied to the outer edge. I hope to have the coloring pages up for download before November 15, 2011.
Coloring pages to make quilt blocks of the Genesis account of creation.
The first coloring book is now available for download. It is illustrated by Nancy Gordon with lively and exciting pictures children will enjoy coloring.
To preview or order a downloadable PDF file click here. Cost $2.99 (Note: I discovered today that Lulu has made some changes in their downloads. If you are not satisfied with your coloring book download, please contact me ASAP.)
To preview or order a B&W paperback copy click here. Cost $8.99
To preview or order a color paperback copy click here. Cost $11.90.
Note: The intention in creating this coloring book was to market it as a download. The paper copies are more costly because they are only available as print on demand books.
See also my Bible storybook The Creation at http://honeycombadventures.com/books/
