My Hollyhock quilt - a 1930's pattern
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i started out using a ruler, but became frustrated. So I marked every line with those washout crayolas. The worst part of doing this quilt was doing all that marking. LOL After I began the quilting, it was smooth sailing after that.
To make sure the crayola markers would wash out, I tried them on all the material, including the white. This took quite a while to quilt--weeks, in fact, because I didn't work on it 24/7. I did worry that it wouldn't come out after being on the quilt so long, but it it easily washed out. I prefer to use these as markers, but I always test the material first before going that route. Especially with a quilt that is going to be marked so heavily.
To make sure the crayola markers would wash out, I tried them on all the material, including the white. This took quite a while to quilt--weeks, in fact, because I didn't work on it 24/7. I did worry that it wouldn't come out after being on the quilt so long, but it it easily washed out. I prefer to use these as markers, but I always test the material first before going that route. Especially with a quilt that is going to be marked so heavily.
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03-14-2012 04:45 AM