Originally Posted by
kathy
OMG, I wish I lived close so I could stand around and gawk while you quilt, I don't have an artistic gene in my body, I have to struggle and usually copy everything I do. I realize I will never be "there" but I'm so inspired by you with every quilt you show.. BTW, what are you marking with? It appears to mark easily and thinly.
Aww thanks for you kind words. Not sure how well I would do with someone observing over my shoulder. I did that once with one of my clients and it felt a bit awkward, but after a while I got in the zone. For marking I discovered these fabulous white marking pencils by Roxanne. Here is one source but I have also found them at Nancy's Notions, Ebay and Amazon.
http://www.connectingthreads.com/too...s__D21058.html
As advertised they do indeed glide smoothly and evenly on the fabric but they wear down fast. I completely used up one to a tiny stub and and half of a second one. But then I can go through 3 blue water soluble pens marking a single bedsize quilt so I figured I was still getting a good value. This pencil does not seem to rub out as easily as the white mechanical pencils like Bohn, Fons and Porter, etc. So I think they would be a great tool for marking fmq for a domestic machine as well.