live2teach

It depends on what you are quilting...the size. I personally, use the disappearing ink pens at Wally world (at least that is what I call them). One end is blue which is the Mark-B-Gone end and the other end is purple which is the Disappearing Ink end. I always use the purple, as it shows up the best. You don' have to put water or anything on these, the lines just disappear after 72 hours. However, if you were wanting to keep the lines on for a little while I wouldn't use these pens. Sometimes when I use them, depending on the fabric, they are gone within an hour or two and other times they last the full 72 hours. These pens are my hand quilting favorite! Hope this helps :D