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01-07-2015, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Annaquilts

http://www.amazon.com/Dritz-Quilting.../dp/B001UAJ7C6

I own everything and 99 percent of the time I use the product above. I usually use the white color and occasionally blue or purple.

If I need a tiny line I use-

http://www.amazon.com/Porter-Mechani.../dp/B001UAKL4Y

buy the grey lead also and you are set. This line is very thin!

Both of these products will come off with vacuuming, over time and handling the quilt, especially the white.

I hate the pounce and markers.

I agree with what Annaquilts says. I have used the first chalk product she lists with great success. I have evolved to a version of the second product...I have the Bohin version of that pencil...and a regular mechanical pencil with #2 lead.

I hand quilt and generally use purchased stencils. I have made my own stencils as well. Both of these products come off very easily, particularly when washed and work well with both purchased or made stencils. Since they are chalk based, they do have a tendency to wear off fairly easily so I now mainly mark as I go. Easier to do with hand quilting than machine I would guess.

With any of the products I've mentioned I've not had issues with marks not washing out. You need to test, obviously, not only for ease of removal but also to see what colors work best for you.

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