FRIXION Pens

Next baby pea is in July. I'm due on the 31st but if I make it to the 12th they will induce me.

I'm afraid to try these pens. I did a lot of googling and found a few articles about them so I think I'll stick to my pencils and chalk for now. Here is the test I saw and I'm not sure if I want my hard work ruined but everyone has their own opinions. I'll wait until they develop a little more before I jump in.

http://quiltingclimber.blogspot.com/...uated.html?m=1

I actually just ordered one of these pens and I'm excited to try it :) I did a lot of cross-stitch years ago and used washable markers and even disappearing markers with great success, I just found that they dried out too quickly and were hard to see on a lot of fabrics (other than the standard cross-stitch white). I plan on testing the pen on each fabric though, maybe on some scraps or selvage to make sure that there are no ill-effects.

There are up sides and down sides to every method, I find it's best to do a little patch test every time I try a different fabric. And from what I've read, do NOT use these pens on batiks, they apparently hate each other...

I love the pens and use them all the time, no matter what color the fabric is. Sure, it is a bit harder to see on darks, but you can see it. I mark the lighter patch side, and there ususally is one. I did do one thing wrong with the pen. I forgot they disappear with heat and used them to outline an applique I was going to fuse down. So, I fused it first on the wrong side of the fabric, lifted the iron, and the pattern I had traced was gone. I got a good laugh at that, and started over. I don't think you have to worry about it being seen in your quilt as you are marking either cutting or sewing lines that wouldn't show if you used a real pencil.

I have also used these pens with great success, some of my quilting friends said they had used them and the lines had not gone completely, when I used the iron on one my friend was complaining about, the line left disappeared, I think she was not using a warm enough iron, hers was set on cool, mine on moderate shifted every last bit of the marking.

I like these pens. Only complaint I have is that they run out of ink too soon.

I haven't tried the pens yet, but DH is planning on giving me a shopping spree when we buy my new sewing machine, so I will be getting a few supplies also.


Gorgeous Goober!!!!!! Love that smile.

I use these pens on about every quilt and have never had a problem with them. One quilt stays in our motor home that is parked beside our home and unheated all winter, and we live in the mountains in Colorado where it gets really cold. The ink hasn't re-appeared on that quilt either. I've read lots of info on the pens, and don't know why the ink appears on some fabric and not on others when the temp is cold.

I was told that the Frixion pens would ghost back if it hits around 20 degrees, now thats cold.
Love the Goober smile, reminds me of my grand kids.

We are up in Northern Alberta and when it hit's -40 I plan on going outside and testing these pens!