Crayola Washable Markers
09-28-2011, 10:28 AM
#35
Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 194
I've used these markers as well with good results. One thing I would warn about though is to keep the quilt away from heat until after it is washed. I has a student use these to mark her quilt and after working on it for a while, got bored and put it away for about five months. When she started working on it again, the yellow had started to fade, making it difficult to see. Someone had told her to iron the area and the lines would "magically" reappear. Well, they did reappear and then she couldn't get rid of them - even after a couple of washings.
09-28-2011, 10:55 AM
#36
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Posts: 59
I've used the Crayola Washable markers with great success. Washed out every time and no problems. I've used every color on white background with no markings left after washing.
I read you need to be careful with the Frixion pens if the quilt is left out in the cold. I guess the markings will come out if ironed but I don't want to iron my quilt each time if find marks!
I read you need to be careful with the Frixion pens if the quilt is left out in the cold. I guess the markings will come out if ironed but I don't want to iron my quilt each time if find marks!
09-28-2011, 11:11 AM
#37
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 2,363
Originally Posted by Havplenty
i use tailor's chalk to mark with i get from my lqs for $.25 a piece. they have it in white or red.
also a tip from my years of sewing is to use a sliver of soap. soap comes in many colors (for marking colored fabrics) and washes right out. i used the leftover soap pieces that had a chance to harden with being wet and sitting out in the air.
also a tip from my years of sewing is to use a sliver of soap. soap comes in many colors (for marking colored fabrics) and washes right out. i used the leftover soap pieces that had a chance to harden with being wet and sitting out in the air.
09-28-2011, 11:33 AM
#38
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 481
Thanks for the tip. I am about to mark a quilt and bought a special pencil for $15 at the LQS. When I got it home, the white would not show up well enough for me to use it....LOL I thought I'd go back to get a darker color, but maybe this is a better option :?
09-28-2011, 11:33 AM
#39
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Jackson, Georgia
Posts: 611
I love the Crayola Washable Markers. I had a quilt sit for 6 months with marks before I finished it and washed it. They all came out. I use the small point and different colors for different colored fabrics. I've never had a problem with them.
09-28-2011, 11:36 AM
#40
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Jackson, Georgia
Posts: 611
Originally Posted by Bamagal
Originally Posted by countrymaid
did you prewash your fabric when you used the markers or that didn't matter?
I pre-wash everything, so I don't know if it mattered or not. Pre-washing was the way I was taught, so old habits are hard to break!
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