Marking your quilts
 

What do you use for marking quilting lines on your quilt? I have Frixion Pens & tried them today for the first time. Thankfully I marked on scrap fabric. I cannot get the lines to disappear. The instructions say it comes off with friction but it does not work for me.

I use white soap slivers to mark dark fabrics. Haven't found anything I really like for light fabrics.

I use the Crayola colored washable felt tiped pens and have never had any problems with it washing out.

artists washable crayons for me easy to use and come of with a damp cloth or by washing

Iron your scraps; the lines should come out. It is actually the heat that removes the lines.

i use hb pencils and pray it comes out. so far, so good, but i am nervous about the one i am currently hand quilting.

i have tried so many things. the pens fade, and the chemicals make me a little nervous. plus, if your design is intricate they can get a bit pricey. they don't go very far....

i quilt in a hoop, so chalk, soapstone and even soap wear off. and i'm not a great quilter yet, so i need a line to follow. giving myself the vague idea of where to go just looks like i had a vague idea of where i was going....

not my favorite part of quilting, the marking....

aileen

I use Frixon pens all the time and the lines just disappear when I put a hot iron on them. I have a pink and blue pen and used them on both light and dark fabric.

I like the chalk wheels in the pen, also the Ultimate Quilt Pounce white powder, if using a stencil. Had a problem with the blue Ultimate powder coming out once, so now it's white or blacklight (also white) powder only for me. Roxanne's silver and white pencils are great, too.

The frixion is my favorite - as others have said - use a hot iron on them. People have said that on dark fabrics the lines turn white. They also say that washing it will cause the white line to go away - I have never gotten around to testing that by washing it. Someday....I like it best because if I start marking and change my mind or realize that my vision isn't going to work - a quick swipe w/ a hot iron allows me to start over.

People complain about the frixion coming back when quilts are put in freezer - but I won't have my quilts in really cold places. But when i wash the quilt when I'm finished - the pen comes out anyway...

My 2nd favorite is the Fons and Porter pencil. I like the white lead to mark on the black fabrics...

As w/ anything used - always test it first.

i'm with Prism99, i use soap slivers to mark the fabric. my soap is beige, so it shows up on white also. i only mark small areas at a time.