Best way to mark a quilt top?

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01-20-2011, 11:14 AM

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ReeneeD

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I use the soap bars also. I shape the edges by sharpening like a lead pencil. I use my scissor blade. Works great.

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Originally Posted by marknfran

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Originally Posted by stitchofclass2

Oddly enough, I use the leftover soap (bars). No cost and work well especially on darker fabric.

How do you shape your leftover soap to use as a pencil?

01-20-2011, 11:40 AM

#32

SaraSewing

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Wished I still used bar soap for this reason! We only use liquid shower gel, or liquid soap by the sink. I wanna try that FriXion!

01-20-2011, 11:59 AM

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IowaStitcher

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Save a couple little bars from a hotel/motel stay?? :wink:

01-20-2011, 12:52 PM

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love2sew8085

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Instead of buying a light box, I have a sew-steady table (clear acrylic) that fits up to my machine. I have the large one. I lay my Ott-Lite under it, tape the pattern (which I have copied on my printer) to the top of the table and trace the pattern onto my fabric. Of course I can't do it once I sandwich the batting and backing together. I am interested in that Pilot pen. I use the blue water-soluble pen. The problem is I live near the ocean and my sewing is under the window that gets the ocean breeze so after a time the ink dissapears!

I have also heard that if you use the air dissolve purple pen and don't wash the fabric soon after that it "burns" a mark into the fabric even tho it seems to have dissapeared. I have only used it for clothing so I don't know but don't what to find out.

01-20-2011, 03:13 PM

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yellowsnow55

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Originally Posted by Tweety2911

Thanks, will go to Staples to buy Frixion Pens. Have just about every marker on the market including the Pounce and not very happy with them. Will also be trying the Crayola washable markers, heard they wash out very nicely with a little bit of soap and water.

I've tried the frixion pen yesterday and found that it does do some damage to the fabric, won't use it again

01-20-2011, 03:16 PM

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yellowsnow55

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Originally Posted by IowaStitcher

I tried the Press n' Seal. Lays down nicely, no problem stitching over it. But when it was time to to remove it................. arrrrgggghhh. Pulls off well in the large areas but is a b___h to get out of the tiny areas. If anyone has found a way to easily get it off in those areas, let us know.

try ordinary transfer paper, pin it on with safety pins and tear of. Tears of real easy no need to get your tweezers out

01-20-2011, 07:01 PM

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WVNana

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Don't pat it on, just swipe across the stencil. I have found that works much better and not so messy.

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Originally Posted by PegD

I just bought a Pounce on-line, but haven't received it yet. I'm hoping that will the trick. It is chalk on a sponge, that you pat over the stencils. Do a search on-line and you will see what I mean.