An Arm Long

I sometimes use soap for marking. I have even seen thin pieces with sharp edges for sale in quilt shops.

azwendyg

I use something called Miracle Chalk. It marks easily on dark fabrics and disappears with w steam iron. LOVE this stuff for dark fabrics. Here's a link to it on Amazon, but I usually get it at my LQS. http://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Chalk-...d_sim_sbs_ac_2

Handcraftsbyjen

I use Sewline pencils to mark on dark fabrics.

mighty

Sounds like a really good idea!

tammy cosper

I do this all the time on dark fabrics. Its my method of choice for dark fabrics. I just did this on a quilt and washed out like a dream. Do it on a test piece of the kind of fabric you are going to make first. Then you will feel better about it.
Tammy

117becca

Well!!! You guys are the best!! But then - we all know that there's a wealth of knowledge and wisdom around here! I'm looking forward to finishing marking this. I promise you'll see the finished product - it's gotta be done before Memorial Day!

Becka

I always use soap slivers - whatever brand is on hand. A few co-workers bring theirs to me at work - by their smell they're probably dove or ivory. Depending on my quilting template - like, if I have a plastic one, I make a pouncer with baby powder and that's worked too - it can be hard to get the soap into the template lines without making a mess of the plastic template I've also made a pouncer out of cinnamon for my lighter fabrics. My quilting might not always look the best, but it always smells good !!

QandE2010

I just completed a black and white quilt. (See pics I just posted here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t184776.html
I used the fons and porter chalk marker for both the white and black. I used pink for the white and white for the black. Anyways, when I washed it, there was NO trace of the chalk. What I liked was the wheel on the marker. It makes a nice slim line. Here is the website: http://www.shopfonsandporter.com/cat...d=chalk+marker I got mine at Joanns with a coupon. Good luck.

117becca

Would the chalk marker hold up against hand quilting??? There's always my hand rubbing over the fabric....

Holice

sewline in white (also comes under brand names of Fons and Porter and Collins) Works great.
Use one of the black lint brushes that is plastic. Works very well to remove the white lines.