Marking quilt top
#11
I'm also a hand quilter, I use General brand pencils. Washable graphite on light fabric, white chalk pencil on dark fabric.
I do use mechanical pencils, too. Which I use depends on what I have on hand and how smoothly they travel over the fabric I'm using.
I do use mechanical pencils, too. Which I use depends on what I have on hand and how smoothly they travel over the fabric I'm using.
#12
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Central NJ
Posts: 5,570
I use the Bohin mechanical pencil with white 'lead' for dark fabrics and a plain out mechanical pencil with #2 lead on light fabrics. That works fine for me as long as I don't get too heavy handed when marking. Bohin makes other color 'leads' for their pencils but my LQS does not carry them. Another shop further away does but I'm not there very often and have forgotten about it when there the last couple of times. I do like their products very much.
And I mark as I go as well.
And I mark as I go as well.
#13
Super Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Sonoma County, CA
Posts: 4,299
If I don't need a fine line, I swear by old school tailor's chalk. It's been around forever because it works! You probably even have some already, I think it breeds in sewing machine drawers when nobody is looking.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
SlightlyOffQuilter
Tutorials
10
02-24-2014 12:07 PM