Marking quilts frustration
05-16-2015, 08:46 AM
#41
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I use a mechanical pencil for the light fabric and a white pencil for the dark, works great, if I make a mistake I can erase the marks and everything comes off in the wash. Sometimes I do not even wash the quilt when it's finished, the pencil lines fade away with time.
05-16-2015, 08:50 AM
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how about trying tailors chalk , the grease kind,not chalky. I am a retired seamstress/ tailor and use it in my quilting ,also. It disappears with steam.Does not rub away at all. I order mine by the box of 48 from Atlanta Thread Company. Hope this helps.
05-16-2015, 08:52 AM
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Thank you all for your input about the different tools to mark quilting lines. I have only done strait line quilting because I didn't know what to use to mark the fabric with to do anything other than strait line quilting. Some really good ideas I'm sure I'll be trying some of them out.
05-16-2015, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by betty32084
how about trying tailors chalk , the grease kind,not chalky. I am a retired seamstress/ tailor and use it in my quilting ,also. It disappears with steam.Does not rub away at all. I order mine by the box of 48 from Atlanta Thread Company. Hope this helps.
05-16-2015, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by DOTTYMO
I like the frixion pens which come off with heat, final press. It is also easier to mark before making the sandwich , ie without softness of batting/ wadding.
I've never had any trouble although I have read comments on here where they have left marks. I have three colours blue, red and black use on different colours try to keep blue with blue fabric etc., black used where colour match.
i also use them to mark my diary as you can rub out changed plans.
I've never had any trouble although I have read comments on here where they have left marks. I have three colours blue, red and black use on different colours try to keep blue with blue fabric etc., black used where colour match.
i also use them to mark my diary as you can rub out changed plans.
05-16-2015, 04:09 PM
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So many great ideas! I feel like I've got a whole lot more to try. Definitely going to look into the washable crayola markers and the fingernail whitener pencil for my dark fabrics. That is simply brilliant.
I am so glad I asked this question. I feel buoyed up by all these new ideas!
I am so glad I asked this question. I feel buoyed up by all these new ideas!
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