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I have used the Crayola washable markers for some time now and have never had a problem! The marker color washes out every time! They work great! I have had a hard time finding one that will show up on some darker fabric, like black or dark blue. They work so well I haven't wanted to try anything else, except something that will show up on the darker fabrics! Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
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Originally Posted by QuiltE
(Post 7729725)
Too often, I have found that chalk marks disappear, on larger quilts, because of the movement. And then I need to re-do them part way through. Or just mark a section at a time. Thus I am always looking for a new possibility.
Yes, they stay put very well, as long as you need them to. I just wash my quilts when done, and all the marks come right out. Rubbing with a damp rag removes them too. In all my quilting years, its the best white marker I've found. I have heard of these Clover markers/pens and the patience required to "see" their marks! Do their marks stay "put", as you work with the quilt? How do you remove those marks, once done? |
i use the fine tip crayola washable markers with my stencils - and like someone else said be sure you are working on a hard surface
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Originally Posted by popover
(Post 7730055)
Yes, they stay put very well, as long as you need them to. I just wash my quilts when done, and all the marks come right out. Rubbing with a damp rag removes them too. In all my quilting years, its the best white marker I've found
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I don't like to iron them, since I usually have the crayola markers close to the white, and heat can set some of the colors.
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I'm a frixion pen user. Works for everything I have ever done. I do admit that i rarely use black, and I do use Fons and Porter white pencil, but still like the frixion better if they had a color to show up on black. I will mark before i sandwich the quilt.
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Thank you everyone for the replies. I think I need to get some Crayola markers and see how that goes. And, want to check out the Bohin pencil too.
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I use 2 pencil markers, one is green and white that has white lead. The other is red and has dark lead, I know instantly which one I need to grab!!
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When I hand quilt, I use washable markers of all colors. My quilts are easy to hand quilt, plus the markers wash out during the first washing!
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On fabrics that are dark enough, I use pounce. On light fabrics, I use a mechanical pencil. When using the pencil's, I find it better to make several 'soft handed' marks, than to try and get it with one pass, as pushing too hard breaks the lead.
Sometimes, I find it necessary to remark the pounce, if it is a long pattern and gets rubbed off while quilting. I hand quilt so have learned to quilt in the areas where my hand will rest first, so as not to rub the marking off as often. |
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