Originally Posted by
grandmaof3
I use the gel pens from Nancy's Notions and really like them. Ilike the various colors. So far I haven't had any trouble with them but I haven't used them long.
Looks like a frixion pen to me. Frixion pens are also gel pens that are removed w/ steam. Many vendors will make the exact same product, change the packaging, but the same product.
Don't people wash quilts when they're finished working on them? I can't imagine not washing it. The ink is removed when the quilt is washed. My hands have been touching the quilt for months, it's been absorbing the dust and dirt in the air for months.....
someone else mentioned it earlier - the chemicals in the fabrics are still there, my question is the pens that "disappear" in the air", how do we know the ink has really disappeared? It's just not able to be seen?
I do tell the recipients of my quilts that I used the frixion, i have washed it, so the marks should not ever come back, but if for some reason they do, take the iron to it and they'll disappear again.
ETA: I have not experienced the ink running out "fast". I have marked a king size w/ intriquite quilting and have used the same pen. Maybe i got lucky. I'm currently marking a quilt in the frame, and even w/ no support underneath the quilt, it marks same. Sorry to those who seem they have to "mark slowly".