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Marking a quilt with new pen.

Old 09-08-2010, 07:31 AM
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Hi Everyone,
I was reading another thread about ink pen ruining a quilt and I thought I would share a new product on the market by pilot.
It is an ink pen that is a nice sharp point in black ink that disappears when you are finished by heat. You just iron it and it is gone!
I found it at the last quilt show I went to in july when I was buying a large embroidery project. It is amazing! I bought it from a quilt shop booth. Now I am not sure of the name of it, I think it was the blue petunia. But I have thier card upstairs if you can not find it locally.

Here is a pic of what they look like. I think they were five bucks a piece. (Now.. don't look at my stained grout, I live in the country where the wind blows sand in all the time.)

pilot frixion pen
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Old 09-08-2010, 07:39 AM
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I should mention that they say it is a friction removable pen. But the lady showed me with an small clover iron how to take it off with heat.
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Old 09-08-2010, 07:45 AM
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This will be great if the marks don't make a ghost appearance after several weeks. I had that happen before.
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Old 09-08-2010, 08:00 AM
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I found them on Amazon:
Pilot FriXion Ball Fine Point, Black Erasable Gel Ink Pens, 2-Pack $4.99
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Pilot Frixion Erasable Gel Pen Black (single) $2.99
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Have you stitched with it yet? When you sew over the markings does it stick to the threads, how well does it disappear off the stitch line?
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Old 09-08-2010, 09:07 AM
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In reading the reviews on Amazon on these pens it mentions if You leave your "math Homework in a hot car" It will disappear but you can remedy this by placing it in the freezer. So I think if your Quilt was stored where it was cold the marks may come back. Just a FYI
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Originally Posted by Up North
In reading the reviews on Amazon on these pens it mentions if You leave your "math Homework in a hot car" It will disappear but you can remedy this by placing it in the freezer. So I think if your Quilt was stored where it was cold the marks may come back. Just a FYI
In other words, don't store your quilt in the freezer!!!

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I would test it, iron it out, throw your test in the freezer and see what happens. If it does reappear after the chill, try washing a sample after ironing and freeze it. Better to be safe than sorry.
I am watching to see if this will really work, cause if it does, I need some of those!!!
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Old 09-08-2010, 09:59 AM
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I too, am very hopeful that this a solution to marking, have been waiting for THE 'miracle pen' that marks easily and disappears without a trace when you are done with it!!!!
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I have a friend out in MI looking for those. I am hoping she will find me a couple of them. Glad to hear they really do work.
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Old 09-08-2010, 12:26 PM
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Thanks quiltzilla for the links. On the first one I saw they have a five pack multi-colored. Cool! For redwork and bluework those would be perfect!
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