quilt marking
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Central Indiana
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This has been such an interesting topic with so many options. Tried quilting with the yellow paper and was so tired of pulling out the bits of paper that I will probably not try that again! Been sending the few quilts I've made since to a long-armer but told myself I would try FMQ this summer. So, I've got some options!
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Vermont
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Thanks everyone for all the info. I will share it with my guild. We had tried alot of those things but did not realize that there were differences in graphite pencils. I will try it on sample fabric now.
It is true that frixion pens will take the color out of some darker fabrics. I did stripes on a red fabric and when I ironed it the blue frixion marks came out but there were very thin white lines in their place.
It is true that frixion pens will take the color out of some darker fabrics. I did stripes on a red fabric and when I ironed it the blue frixion marks came out but there were very thin white lines in their place.
If using on regular quilting cotton (not batik) the lines will come away with the tap of an iron or (my favorite choice) by tossing the quilt in a clothes dryer for a while. Here's the complication - if the quilt gets cold, really cold, the lines will re-appear. So if you are apt to leave a quilt in a car in the winter or if you compete at big shows where your quilt may get shipped in the cargo hold of an airplane, be aware that your markings will come back. That's a problem. Multiple washings will remove the marks, but may still have little bits re-appearing for a while.
That being said, I really like these pens because they make such a fine line and come out so easily with an iron or a dryer.
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