Originally Posted by patience
I would like some advice on which is the best way to mark a quilt top for quilt as you go. I like to keep my stitching with me while I travel and have tried various markers that fade out too soon.
I am making multi colored blocks so I need something that will show. Is quilters chalk a good one? Does it rub off too quickly?
Any advice is helpful
thanks
P.
You can use crayola washable markers but be SURE to test them before you use them. I have had a problem with one staying on the fabric as a brown shadow, light, but I knew it was there. Unfortunately, I don't remember which color it was...so try them each on fabric that you will be using.
Also, I have marked lightly with a fine point mechanical pencil. This is erasable with a fabric eraser. Use the 7mm lead, it is the lightest.
A sharpened sliver of soap will wash out of dark fabrics and marks well, also it doesn't just "rub" off.