Marking on white
#3
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: MN
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Whatever you decide to use, test on scraps first to see if the marks come out/off.
Avoid ball point pen - someone used that - it was a very bad idea. Many people also say to avoid using yellow, blue, or pink pencil/chalk type markers
One can get pale gray General Chalk Pencils - I've had good luck with the white ones rubbing off other fabrics.
I've used a lead/graphite pencil - very lightly so you can barely see the marks. I made heavy/dark lines ones once on a quilt top - thinking that the lines would rub off or be easily erased - Not!!!
Some people have had good luck using the Crayola washable markers. I have bought some, but not used them yet.
Avoid ball point pen - someone used that - it was a very bad idea. Many people also say to avoid using yellow, blue, or pink pencil/chalk type markers
One can get pale gray General Chalk Pencils - I've had good luck with the white ones rubbing off other fabrics.
I've used a lead/graphite pencil - very lightly so you can barely see the marks. I made heavy/dark lines ones once on a quilt top - thinking that the lines would rub off or be easily erased - Not!!!
Some people have had good luck using the Crayola washable markers. I have bought some, but not used them yet.
#4
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Utah
Posts: 2,093
My favorite disappearing marking pen is the Frixion pen. My favorite color to use on white is pink. They stay on until you remove them with an iron. If it gets removed, and you want it back, just get it cold again. I marked one quilt and the pink came back when I took it outside to go to quilt guild. It kept coming back for about 2 weeks, but then it was gone permanently.
#5
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Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: California
Posts: 177
I use the Frixion pens also. I got a little lazy once, and didn't test out some fabric first, and the markers did leave a mark, but overall I have had excellent success with these pens, and they come in a large variety of colors. Markings come off when ironed. (Or heated).
#9
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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White is more difficult and if I had to mark a lot, I would buy the quilter’s water erasable blue pen. If it is straight lines, I use painter’s tape on the quilt top or my Hera marker. A Hera marker works best with the batt under the top and pressing firmly on a table or hard surface. If it is simple shapes, you can cut the shape out of freezer paper and iron it to the quilt top to quilt around.
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