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I am going to do a test today....i believe the key is ironing it before washing...but I am going to see what happens.

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Originally Posted by Sewnoma (Post 7204148)

I don't trust them, personally. They weren't designed for fabric use, and so I don't know what chemicals are in that ink and what they do to cotton fiber over time.

I have another problem with them aside from that concern: I tried using them anyway just to see how they did and apparently I draw my lines really fast - the friction of the pen tip running over the fabric vanishes the lines on me as soon as I draw them! LOL

I had bought a 3-pack; I took them all to work and use them there. Handy in meetings when people are being wishy-washy and changing their mind on me, I can sigh and dramatically erase stuff I had just written down. LOL

Several quilt shops sell them. I like them. They do come out after you wash them.

once I used one and it left a white line on my fabric.... and I could iron it out..... it only happened once, so maybe it was the fabric... I usually pre test before marking a lot.

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Originally Posted by Onebyone (Post 7204188)

Friction creates heat so the marks have to have friction to go away. Tumbling in a hot dryer will work.

I use them. The gel washes out just like any other marking pens you use. I washed a sample after ironing and the marks did not re appear in the cold freezer. The sample I did not wash the marks came back. I trust them more then I trust the disappearing marking pens or the blue wash out pen which can be set permanently with heat. And I don't care if my quilts don't last for generations. They can make their own. LOL

I am in 100 percent agreement with you. I have used them on an appliqued center medallion for a quilt that measured 120' x 120'. It did not get washed after it was quilted and the marks disappeared when pressed with a hot iron. The chances that it will ever be in a situation where the temp is below 40 degrees are slim to none. I have used Frixion pens on much smaller items and have had no problem with them. My quilts will last longer than I will and what happens to them after that will be somebody else's problem. froggyintexas

Betcha different detergents were used by some. Could that possibly be a variable? I wonder!

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Originally Posted by Carol Wilson (Post 7205471)

I use these pens all the time, instead of an iron I use a hairdryer that way it does not "flatten" the quilting.

That's what I do. In fact, I had one quilt marked and changed my mind on the design. Used the hairdryer and remarked. I've had no problems with lines reappearing.

I borrowed one for a few minutes. I'll just use my pencils that I can erase.