I'm starting a Craftsy Class for doing Ruler Work in Quilting. This type of quilting requires some quilt marking before you sew. As usual, the washable fabric marking pens designed and marketed to quilters are expensive, and don't seem to last long ... I thought why not try the Crayola washable markers designed for kids? I picked these up at the local Fleet Farm for under $3. That's right -- a whole box of washable markers that I want to use for marking quilts.
So I did a test by marking fabric above ... Then I threw it in the wash with a regular load of laundry, with the result that the markings washed out perfectly clean. Voi la!
The black was done in indelible ink, which I did not expect to wash out. Further, this piece was pressed with a hot iron - a test to show the marks won't come back with heat. They did not!
The black was done in a Sharpie that I expected to be permanent, and NOT wash out.
Further, this swatch was left in below-freezing temps for 3 days to test weather cold temps would cause the marks to reappear. No marks reappeared with cold.
The black was done in a Sharpie that I expected to be permanent, and NOT wash out.
Further, this swatch was left in below-freezing temps for 3 days to test weather cold temps would cause the marks to reappear. No marks reappeared with cold.
