Anyone Use a Pounce to Mark Tops??
#41
Wow am I glad someone started this thread. I am in process of FMQing a disappearing 89 patch on my mid arm machine (Baby Lok Quilter's Pro). I am using a stencil and here's the problem - some of the fabric is dark and some not. The stencil lines are cut rather narrow which means that any marker I use has to have a fine tip. NOTHING I used worked! I finally found some chalk markers in green and purple which show up ok and I am marking as I go becasue otherwise the chalk rubs off - marking designs for FMQ is turning into a real pain! Quilter's soap doesn't work, the purple soluble marker I have does not darken the lines enough to see, I am hoping the chalk will wash out....is there NOTHING out there that works on both light and dark fabrics, has a narrow point, glides easily, stays put and washes out...geez with all the gadgets the manufacturers have, can't someone come up with an answer? :0
#42
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I am a long arm quilter and I use the pounce pad with miracle chaulk in it all the time. I pounce the pad in holder on the roller of the machine and then you swipe the pad accross the stencil don't pounce it. it works great for me on any color but white since it is white. It is removed with steam. I have marked the whole quilt and then loaded in the machine and have marked as I went either way works it stays on until you steam it off.
hope you try it again.
hope you try it again.
#43
I use my pounce pad all the time, and it comes off, you can use a clean paint brush or a piece of batting and it comes off, there is some that irons off. I haven't tried it as it only comes in white.
Pam Clarke demonstrated a pounce pad at the IMQS showcase in Overland Park. The secret is to make sure you have the rough side of the stencil down and your rub across your stencil not pounce.. When you first fill the container with chalk you need to put it in a plastic bag and beat the pad until the chalk starts coming out of the pad. I did not know all of this and my pouncer layed in a drawer for years. After finding out the correct way to use it, it works fine.. Also you can use a little spray adhesive to hold the stencil in place. Hope this helps, it works for me. Not sure if there is a tut on utube but I will check it out.
Pam Clarke demonstrated a pounce pad at the IMQS showcase in Overland Park. The secret is to make sure you have the rough side of the stencil down and your rub across your stencil not pounce.. When you first fill the container with chalk you need to put it in a plastic bag and beat the pad until the chalk starts coming out of the pad. I did not know all of this and my pouncer layed in a drawer for years. After finding out the correct way to use it, it works fine.. Also you can use a little spray adhesive to hold the stencil in place. Hope this helps, it works for me. Not sure if there is a tut on utube but I will check it out.
#44
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Mesa, AZ
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I have recently gone on a shop hop. In one store they
demo-ed a pen. As they wrote on the fabric, it just looked like a pen. To erase the marks you just iron them and they disappear. They told us that the pen is heat sensitive, so it shouldn't be left laying where it is hot, or in the sun.
Haven't tried it yet, but am looking forward to using it.
The pen is made by Pilot. Name on it is FRI X ION. Cost was $2.95.
demo-ed a pen. As they wrote on the fabric, it just looked like a pen. To erase the marks you just iron them and they disappear. They told us that the pen is heat sensitive, so it shouldn't be left laying where it is hot, or in the sun.
Haven't tried it yet, but am looking forward to using it.
The pen is made by Pilot. Name on it is FRI X ION. Cost was $2.95.
#45
http://www.daystyledesigns.com/pounce.htm there is a video on u tube on using the pounce pad. Here it is
#48
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Originally Posted by pahappel
You may laugh, but I have successfully used kids wash out markers by Crayola to mark quilts. Washes out with no trouble. I do test my fabric first. They have a little heavier line than the blue/purple markers so easier to see
#50
Originally Posted by aorlflood
Originally Posted by weezie
Originally Posted by LindaM
I've also seen demos where the quilter was using a foam paint brush instead of the 'pounce' - she had a little container of the chalk, dipped the brush in then ran the chalked brush over the stencil. Looked pretty efficient, but haven't had a chance to try it myself yet!
VERY MESSY. I won't use it this way again. :( There was blue powder EVERYWHERE!
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