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How to Mark Quilting Pattern on Fabric That Has a Black and White Pattern Print?

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Question by scarllettskyy: How to mark quilting pattern on fabric that has a black and white pattern print?
I am working on my first quilt and I am trying to draw my quilting pattern onto the quilt. I chose fabric that is white filligree flowers on a black background - so drawing on the quilt is taking forever because I have to switch between two colors constantly. Does anyone know of something that will show on both the black and white and still come out when I'm done quilting? Thank you so much in advance!

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Answer by RoofingPrincess
They make pink and blue dressmaker's pencils - those would probably work

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39670133

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4 Responses

  1. pattiann42

    2010 Sep 02 1

    I use this in yellow – http://www.connectingthreads.com/ChacoLiners_TDChacoLiner.html

    The pencils need a hard surface to make a good mark.

    Which ever method you choose, be sure the marker has been brushed away before pressing as this may permanently set the marks into the fabric.

  2. Julie B

    2010 Sep 02 2

    Another alternative is to using Golden Threads Quilting Paper. It looks very much like a golden-color tracing paper. It is found at your local quilt store. It’s pretty easy to use, the biggest drawback being that you must remove the paper after you’ve quilted through it.

    Step 1. Transfer your quilting design to the quilting paper either with a pencil or pen.
    Step 2. If you need multiple copies of the same design, you can layer up to 15 sheets of the paper, pin them together so they don’t shift during stitching and with an un-threaded needle in your sewing machine, free motion quilt through the paper with the design you traced in Step 1 on top.
    Step 3. Position and pin the perforated quilting paper to your quilt and then, with your needle threaded, stitch through the quilting paper.
    Step 4. Once you are finished quilting, tear off the paper.

    I find this technique works best with larger more open quilting designs.

    Hope this helps!

  3. kay

    2010 Sep 02 3

    Take a scrap of your fabric and go get some Crayola washable markers — I like the “doodling”. Mark over both black and white sections of the fabric. Press the markings well with an iron. Decide which, if any, you can see. Note the color and location of the lines that may be satisfactory (I baste along the ones I like with thread of roughly the same color). Machine wash and dry; examine carefully to see if the marker came out completely. Press again one more time, and examine one more time. That should tell you if any will work for you.

    FWIW, I’ve never had a problem with any of the crayola markers coming out of cotton prints, but there’s always a first time.

    Or you can quilt over the design traced on wash away or tearaway embroidery stabilizer or Glad Press and Seal:
    http://www.glad.com/plasticwrap/pressnseal.php http://home.ptd.net/~shoofly/PNS/directions.htm

  4. Vidya

    2010 Sep 02 4

    I think you can use a completely different or contrasting color of washable markers. Then it would be easier for you.