Elizabethbj

Hi ..further to my post regarding marking with chalk pounce pad, i just had a thought about marking grid lines etc. with white school chalk - would love to receive thoughts on this.....I really need a very safe way to occasionally mark customers quilts so I need to be certain it will not leave any trace of marks.....thank again!

Genden

I have used white school chalk when hand quilting. However, I only use it in a very small space that I am immediately quilting because it disappears very quickly. The chalk has no waxes, oils or dyes in it, and brushes off easily.

MicheleC

I used it to help me define the raw edge when sewing on appliqué. I had two dark and similar colored fabrics . My experience was the same as above. It disappeared quickly. I had to re-mark after handling it some but it worked for what I needed.

Tartan

​I have used Crayola white school chalk for years. I mark lightly and usually a dry toothbrush will remove the marks. Do not use coloured chalk or you will not be able to remove it. I use the large pencil sharpener to get a nice sharp point on my chalk.

dunster

I took a few classes from Jamie Wallen. He said the only two marking tools you will ever need are white chalk for dark fabrics and the blue water soluble pens for light ones. Both are safe, but on a customer's quilt you may not want to use the pens since you would have to dampen the quilt to remove the marks.

JustAbitCrazy

For customer quilts I would use white Miracle chalk in the pounce pad, a chaco liner (white chalk dispensed in a very fine line by a tiny wheel), Miracle chalk mixed with blacklight powder chalk for white fabrics (need to use darkness and a blacklight to see the lines), or mark with a fine permanent Sharpie (let it thoroughly dry first) onto Miracle Film and stitch through it, then tear it off (I attach the Miracle Film with a light spray of temporary spray adhesive. You could also pin it on.)

Phyllis nm

At the hardware store ask for chalk line powder in white. It is cheap, and works the same.

Elizabethbj

Thank you so much to all - your knowledge and assistance is very much appreciated! 😊

baywinds

Is this the product you are referring to as Miracle Film? Googled it and couldn't find that wording specifically. Is it similar to the Golden Threads transfer paper? Thanks.
[h=1]C. Jenkins Miracle Fabric Sheets 8.5x11" 10pc[/h]

Tartan

Be careful using a sharpie on any film to quilt through. I used a red sharpie on Glad cling plastic and let the sharpie dry. The sharpie transferred to the white thread while machine quilting and when I removed the cling plastic the thread was pink. The colour did not come out of the thread.