Pilot Pen Frixion Erasable Rollerball Pen - Assorted Colours (Pack of 4)

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I like to use them like you do. Only when hidden under or in seem lines on the wrong sides. They make great marks where things need to match or where. You need to stop sewing, but on the wrong side of the fabrics and outside the quilt.

I think you’ve written the definitive post on this topic! It really seals the deal for me on the Frixion pens for use on fabric. Thank you for taking the time to do some investigative work! I do not know whether anyone else mentioned this, but we also have “other chemicals” that could be interacting with the inks – these would be waxes and any treatment used on batiks to easily lift the wax after the dye is applied, the chemicals in the dyes, the chemistry of our water in the area where we live – perhaps this water element is THE key contributing factor that affects the ability of some quilters to remove the ink when laundering and others who saw no difference after laundering.

I’m glad they work well for you Joanne because they make great lines. I have had ghost marks stay wash after wash so I think it depends on the fabric used. And you are so right, if you quilt on the line you will not see the ghost marks. Oh I am so sorry to hear this Christine. You may want to try one or both of the products I mentioned in my post. The Frixion pen people (Pilot) never intended their pens to be used on fabric but made them for kids to write secret messages to each other. I hope you are able to resurrect your piece. Thank you for commenting. I appreciate your comment Pamela. It does seem, as I go through the comments, that many quilters, garment sewers and textile artists have found ways to use them that are appropriate and useful. I think we all need to be careful about any product we use on our quilts and alwayes test, test, test. TRY EITHER ALCOHOL OR HAIRSPRAY, BOTH WILL WORK BUT WHEN YOU APPLY IN IT MAKES THE INK SPREAD AND LOOKS PRETTY SCARY. NEXT APPLY DAWN OR JUST WASH AS USUAL AND IT WILL COME RIGHT OUT.

Diane they are all over in shops and shows-they are great for marking in some situations. A prolific quilting friend of mine uses them all the time. Each of us has to make our own decision. Thank you for the comment!Just a thought, and apologize if it’s already been suggested. Rather than draw LINES to mark out the pattern prior to sewing, why not try DOTS – not spaced too closely, and see if that works? Light hand needed too, not too heavy a dot. :-) Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places.

I don’t understand why anyone would use them on fabric to begin with? I mean I don’t make quilts and I think they are absolutely beautiful, but aren’t their fabric markers/ pens/ pencils for that kind of thing? I bought a set of these pens at a QUILT SHOW! Good demo was evasive about use on fabric but said go ahead. I should have known better when several lost their ink and the co. advise freezing them for 30 minutes. I guess that happens to them on fabric in the cold. I hope I didn’t use them on gifts. Maybe I’ll write a post on the blue Wash outs Barb! The only thing about the blue wash outs is that you absolutely have to completely wash them out. Just spraying will only dilute it and you’ll get that stain that you got. Glad you got it out! I might share that I used the blue marking pens on a denim-like material, and the it “bleached out” the color. I had drawn lines which I was going to embroider and changed my mind. The blue color of the marker came out, but so did some of the color of the fabric. You could see EVERY line–even the ones I didn’t want. They showed up as a faded color of the fabric I was using–like it had taken some of the color out.Ah, finally, a very good reason for the pens with the patterns! Thank you for sharing that Fran. I still have concerns about the chemical on my quilt no matter where it is on my quilt. I’m glad you shared that-each of us has things we will or won’t do to our quilts. I’d like to repost your comment. We need to give some serious thought to ALL the chemicals we introduce into the quilting process. Even down to the kind of soap we use to pre-wash fabric or launder finished quilts. And the kind of tissue and storage containers we use for our quilts. Archival suppliers who sell to libraries and museums can offer additional information on that topic. I have to wonder why Pilot developed a pen that disappears with heat but should only be used on paper. I mean really, who ever irons paper!!?? And, if you were going to write something why would you want to have a way to make it disappear.? I guess it might be valuable in Washington, D.C. ;-) Hi, I have experienced both, however at the moment I am working on a whole cloth FMQ project and the ink is still there, I have ironed it away, but its still there. I will have to do some experimenting to get rid of the pen marks. It is a lesson learned and I cannot blame anyone except me. Note to self, remove the pen marks sooner, rather than leaving it there to set