Marking quilt tools
 

What's the best tool for marking blocks with straight lines. I have deep plum color fabric. Thanks for any advice.

I'm a new convert to the white Ceramic Pencil.
It also comes in charcoal.

Use a sliver of soap. Cheap and you've already got it in the bathroom!

Ceramic pencil and Multi Pastel chalk pencils in light grey and white

Depends how you are quilting. For hand and DSM quilting I use painters tape. On the DSM after quilting the first line I use a seam guage adaptor for the subsequent lines. For hand, I use my ruler and reposition the tape. For LA I use the chaco liner in white and a cutting ruler. http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page...Achaco%20liner For dark fabrics. Blue water soluble pen for light.

NOte of caution, have had bad luck with the colored varieties embedding in my thread so I stick with white only.

Chalk! I am so tired of the marking pens running out or not showing up on a certain color.
Chalk comes in many colors.

I use a chaco liner. I've had it since the 80s or maybe longer. I finally ran out recently and refilled it with corn starch. It doesn't work quite as well as the chalk but it's cheap so for now, that's what I'm using.

I use painters tape. the blue stuff. It sticks well and can be reused and doesn't leave any marks

If you are machine quilting, I use a Clover hera marker for marking lines . They use to sell them at JAF but I don't know if they still do. If your want to see what one looks like, then do a search on eBay. I am certain someone has a picture. Painter tape is also easy but remember you always want to reference from you center starting line to make sure you are still accurate with your spacing.
GOOD LUCK!!!

Thanks, all. I just want to be sure it comes off!

this is what i use also

I am a huge fan of painters tape... inexpensive, easy to remove/reposition. I use rolls and rolls of the stuff. Its a staple in my quilters pantry.

Painters tape works well.

i like the pounce for darker fabrics...irons off