Originally Posted by trif
What is needlemarking?
It's a method of marking your quilting patterns without a pen or pencil and without color markings after the basting has been done.
I use a darning needle for it with a point not too sharp. The needle is not held upright but at a sharp angle and is pressed in the fabric. The needle tip leaves a fine line like a crease.
The markings stay quite a long time and when the quilting is finished nothing has to be removed!