Pilot Frixion Erasable Pen For Quilting

So as you might have seen last wednesday i used a red frixion pen to mark on my chevron baby quilt top this generated quite the discussion in the comments of my wip wednesday post.

Pilot frixion erasable pen for quilting.

And a few bloggers have done their own tests see melissa s post here and angela s post here. Some people reported having problems with the pens. Quilters come in and start using it on fabric and then complain about issues with it. If you want to use a frixion pen to mark quilting lines for free motion quilting the ghost marks are hard to see underneath the stitching.

Product title pilot frixion ball erasable gel ink pen set 8 color. I simply want quilters to understand the issues with frixion pens on fabric so that they make an informed choice whether to use them. I most often use a chalk marker for marking on darker fabrics such as the these chaco liners for white or cream colored fabrics sometimes a good solid line is what. Pilot frixion ball erasable refillable gel ink stick pens fine point assorted color inks 8 pack pouch 31569 4 7 out of 5 stars 2 768 12 94 12.

There s been some hype about these new pens on the market. 4 5 out of 5 stars based on 347 reviews 347 ratings current price 12 94 12. I tested this out too. Pilot frixion erasable gel pens the funny thing is they weren t designed for marking on fabric but quilter s have discovered this pen as being really effective.

Yes batiks seem to be a problem for the frixion pens. I used a frixion pen first and then the gel roller. The pilot pen people must be perplexed they design a product for paper.