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01-17-2013, 05:27 AM

#31

Steady Stiching

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Join Date: Jun 2011

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Quote:

Originally Posted by quiltsRfun

I use them too. But don't leave the markings too long before washing. Ask me how I know.

Me too...but with the blue water soluble sewing pen.
I've been kind of chicken to try the crayola thanks for the tip.....also...if you like chalk but run out you can use corn starch.

01-17-2013, 05:50 AM

#32

solstice3

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Location: Citrus County, Florida

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Thanks for the info... I wouldn't have thought of it but it is a great tip

01-17-2013, 05:53 AM

#33

quilt queen

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Location: Georgetown, Texas

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Sometimes the answer is right in front of us and we don't go out of the box to see it...thanks for the tip...have plenty in the grandgirls color box.

01-17-2013, 05:53 AM

#34

dray965

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Location: at the foot of the Ouichita Mountains, SE Oklahoma

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I had a quilt that I put back for 4 years that was marked with the brown marker. Finally quilted it, crossed my fingers and washed the quilt. It came out with no sign of that 4-yr old marking. Thought sure that after 4 years it would be permanent....not!

01-17-2013, 05:54 AM

#35

nhweaver

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Location: Delmarva Peninsula

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I am going to the dollar store today to buy a pack. I have been using pounce, and frisson pens, and will try the washable pens to trace stencil designs on my hand pieced and quilted farmer's wife sampler. I will test sample first. Great idea!

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Originally Posted by sew_itnow

I am a Dollar Store user also. I buy their washable markers and use them on my fabric and they have always washed out.

01-17-2013, 05:56 AM

#36

Lorileik

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Join Date: Jan 2013

Location: Colorado

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I never thought to try them. Thanks for posting because it sounds like a great idea! I will definitely get some.

01-17-2013, 06:41 AM

#37

luciab

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Join Date: Nov 2011

Location: New York

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I was in a store the other day and while waiting on line to pay my attention was drawn to those Crayola pens. My instinct was to buy them, but I didn't. I'll be going back to get them now. Should have followed my instinct.

01-17-2013, 07:22 AM

#38

gramquilter2

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Location: Somewhere North

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Thanks for the tip, I would have never thought to try wash-able markers!

01-17-2013, 07:45 AM

#39

kat13

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Join Date: Jul 2009

Location: tx

Posts: 843

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmierley

Talking about marking a quilt, has anyone used freezer paper to free motion quilt a design? If so, does the paper come off in the wash? I hate ripping it off because its ripping off some of my stitches no matter how much I try holding the stitches down.

I had used tracing paper and made my stitches small and that worked pretty good, but now they have a water soluable paper...not sure where you buy it since I haven't tried it yet...