What marker to use
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What marker to use
What do you use to mark straight lines on a block to quilt it. I do a lot of qayg method and find that pencils do not show up enough. I have tried a butter knife to lightly mark a line but cannot see it enough on many colours. Can you help please.
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there are ton's of options in marking tools on the market, blue- water erasing markers; purple- air erasing markers; frixon pens- which erase with an iron; many different chalk pencils; along with ceramic and mechanical pencils with an array of colors. visit most any website (Nancy's notions, Clotilde's & Connecting Threads all carry an assortment) will have their favorites available. what ever you choose make sure you test it to be sure the marks will disappear.
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I have also used masking tape - you can get it in various widths. Many years ago you could go to a Sherman Williams store and they would cut it to the width you wanted. So several of us had them cut a role down to 1/4 inch width. Haven't done it in years so not sure if they still do it or not. But it was so cheap compared to the "mini" roll they sold at the quilt shops.
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there are ton's of options in marking tools on the market, blue- water erasing markers; purple- air erasing markers; frixon pens- which erase with an iron; many different chalk pencils; along with ceramic and mechanical pencils with an array of colors. visit most any website (Nancy's notions, Clotilde's & Connecting Threads all carry an assortment) will have their favorites available. what ever you choose make sure you test it to be sure the marks will disappear.
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