Using a sharpie as a fabric marker in the seams
This may be strange, but I was feeling a little guilty for doing it since it is a permanent mark, so I was wondering if anyone else does this. Careful as it may bring a 'gasp'.
I use permanent sharpies to mark my fabric pieces when I need to match two pieces together at the same place. Of course I only do so in the seam allowance so it isn't seen on the 'front' of the finished block. But, with my eyes, I have a really hard time seeing the finer fabric markers in among designs in the fabric, no matter what color I use.
So, with the sharpies, I use black or gold for lighter colored fabrics if need be, but mostly I use silver. All I do is put a small dot from the 'fine' point of the marker. It makes a dot about the size of the head of a small plastic ball on the top of a small sewing pin. Easy for me to find and see, while at the same time staying hidden in the seam when sewn.