Frixion pen question
#21
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Keller, TX
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I always seems that ironing any marking can cause the "setting" of the ink. Why not skip the ironing part, wash the quilt when finished quilting, then use the iron on any marks, then wash again to see if it is gone....or wash twice then see if the marks show when it turns cold....then throw in the dryer to get rid of the marks. Has anyone tried not ironing, but washing first to get the ink out?
#22
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Oregon City, OR
Posts: 214
I get mine either at an office supply store or Walmart as they are the least expensive. It seems the quilt shops, at least here charge nearly twice as much.
I do try them on a piece first just to make sure, but have yet to find a piece of fabric that is a problem.
I've tried the air erase and the water erase pens and don't like them nearly as much as the frixion pens.
Jane
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#23
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 292
I use these pens, but I mark where they don't show. The marks are for reference only - like making a small mark on the right side of white printed fabric, or marking a sewing line on the back of a block for HSTs. That way, they won't show when quilted, frozen, or washed.
#27
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Central Iowa
Posts: 2,347
I really don't think I will be putting my quilt in the freezer or leaving it outside where there is no heat. I would think our homes are warm enough the marks would not come back. I have not had a problem with them
#30
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Ohio
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