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My life is still full speed ahead with hand quilting. I love it. It’s possibly one of the slowest hobbies a person could learn, but I find it highly satisfying.
I’ve recently discovered a new marking pen that I love. I 100% understand the majority of you have likely already been using a water soluable fabric marker for years, but I have not.
In case you have not found this little gem, I figured it’d be worth while to mention it here.
Because of some less than stellar results after using a fabric pencil (the pencil lines are still visible on my quilt six years later), I grew cautious of any fabric type marking device. I use a hera marker often, and I have been very pleased with it.
A hera marker is just a simple tool with an edge like a butter knife. With a ruler and a bit of pressure from the hera marker, you can leave creased lines in your fabrics. Then you can use those lines as guides. It’s simple, and it works well.
The only downside is, over time, those creases from the hera marker disappear. This usually isn’t a problem unless you want to mark all your lines at once, and then hand quilt them for the next seven years.
This pen, though, is water soluble. You can trace your lines on your quilt. The lines can stay there as long as you need, and then you simply spray the lines with water, and they almost instantly disappear. It’s so handy.
Please know this is the ONLY water soluble pen I’ve tried. It’s a Dritz brand labened Fine Line Mark-B-Gone, and I love it. I have absolutely no experience with other brands. This one I’ve used on quilting cotton, multiple weights of linen, gauze, and wovens. It comes right out of all of them.
It’s a handy tool I wish I had known about a few years ago.