alisonquilts

This link was fascinating - thanks for posting it!

My method: Wash newly purchased fabric in hot water with unscented/undyed detergent (eg All Free) and color catchers. Line dry. Iron before using fabric. I don't starch, I don't use a pressing aid, I do use steam.

Mark quilt top with whatever color chalk will show clearly, machine quilt over it, brush as much of the line away as possible with a natural bristle nail brush (just happens to be what I have lying in my marking pen box). If I have marked with either of the disappearing pens (air or water) I spray those lines away with plain water from a plastic spray bottle as I finish a section.

Wash completed quilt in warm or hot water, unscented detergent, color catchers. Line dry, or dry flat. Jump up and down cursing because chalk lines have not come out.

Alison