If you want to use a frixion pen to mark quilting lines for free motion quilting the ghost marks are hard to see underneath the stitching.
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I simply want quilters to understand the issues with frixion pens on fabric so that they make an informed choice whether to use them.
The pilot pen people must be perplexed they design a product for paper.
So as you might have seen last wednesday i used a red frixion pen to mark on my chevron baby quilt top this generated quite the discussion in the comments of my wip wednesday post.
Yes batiks seem to be a problem for the frixion pens.
Some people reported having problems with the pens.
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And a few bloggers have done their own tests see melissa s post here and angela s post here.
I quilted a sample that was unwashed and unstarched so there was definitely a ghost there but it s very hard to see it.
I used a frixion pen first and then the gel roller.
There s been some hype about these new pens on the market.
But you ll notice that neither of the tests mentioned.
I most often use a chalk marker for marking on darker fabrics such as the these chaco liners for white or cream colored fabrics sometimes a good solid line is what.