Originally Posted by paulswalia
My condolences on your loss - it's never easy, but you have come up with a project that will keep you busy - isn't quilting a blessing? I suggest you use Pigma pens. I see the use of sharpies above, but am unfamiliar with those in the wash, and would worry about them running. The border on the block must be clear to those who sign so that they won't write in the seam allowances. Best of luck.
Agreed- I penciled in a 1/4" border on each edge of my white strips, then requested that the message be kept inside the pencil lines. I did a test strip of both a pigma pen and a sharpie and found that as far as going thru the wash the pigma pen seemed to fade more than the Sharpie.