Thread: Frixion pens - One Blogger's Opinion

Ah... but if you live in Minnesota and have gone out on a cold blustery day, like -20, they could conceiveably come back. I love walking, even at that temp. As long as there is no wind, even a cold day like that is doable outdoors if you are dressed warmly. A quilt adds warmth as you stand around the firepit with hot chocolate.

Anita in Northfield, MN

Originally Posted by kuntryquilter

I like my Frixion Pens. Who freezes fabrics anyway? I surely don't.

The freezing could happen if you send a quilt to a show or as a gift to someone in a cold part of the country during the winter---think Christmas gifts. The airplane cargo hold and the ups or fedex trucks aren't heated in the cargo area.

I have heard that hitting the marks with heavy steam from the iron gets rid of the ink. I haven't tried it myself. I find that the tried and true marking with chalk or wash out pens does well enough for me and I don't want to take chances.

I was told not to use them on dark fabrics.

Originally Posted by gingerd

I use them and what I've found is that they remove the fabric color. It happened to me when I used one on dark fabric.

I just used the red pin on white satin. A touch with a warm iron took it right off. Love them

Thanks for the link. I use the Frixion pens. I did notice the ghost marks on a light blue fabric. I made that project about 3 months ago. After reading this article, I just checked the project and the ghost lines seem to have disappeared. My guess is that they fade with time. At least that has been my experience so far.

I've used them on scraps to try them out. They worked successfully and I didn't have any problems. I will continue to use and hope I don't run into those problems. Thanks for the warning though.