A local quilter introduced me to that technique. It works great. Make sure you don't iron where you want to wash it out. The soft, crayola color pencils (bright yellow, silver etc) work great, and erase better than any quilt pencil I have ever used. Another technique, If you have a pattern to trace on or print out - get it on one of the water soluble paper foundation papers. I like June Tailor's Stitch n wash. It is barely right to call it paper...so thin. Will run through the printer or copier. Vanishes with a mister of water where the stitches are. No gummy residue. Something to try next time. If you are free motion quilting, doodle your favorite drawing, scan a kids drawing or scan a Zentangle you drew...and now you have a quilt pattern to stitch through. BTW, there are 1000s of free Zentangle designs online to inspire you. Have fun and good luck.

great tip Thank you !

Great tip.. thanks for the info.. didn't know about the yellow either..
good to know

I had heard that you could use these markers, thanks for reminding me...

Thanks for the tip..will be putting a quilt on frame tomorrow to hand quilt and will mark it with a Crayola washable marker!!!!!!

Thanks for that much needed tip.

wait a minute. if you look at the label for Frixion pens, and i dont have it in front of me. if the temperature goes below a certain temperature the lines will come back; and if it goes above a certain temperature the lines come back. well what about cold temperatures and you keep the quilt in the car; or the very warm temperatures.

great idea will have to try that

That is a great tip! I will have to experiment !

What a great idea.........I am usually washing the ink off the walls from my 4 year olds art projects......don't keep anything else in the house.