Mandalei Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 With all the back to school supply shopping, I was reminded of a test I wanted to do. I did some marking with Crayola markers and checked to see how they would wash out. I wrote the results up over on my blog, and they were interesting! I'd probably not use it on a customer quilt, because I didn't test every possible combination of fabrics and threads, but i would have zero problem using them to mark my own quilts. If you test them out yourself on silk, poly, or wools, I'd love to have you share the results! I didn't have any of those on hand, I only had 100% cotton. http://mandalei.com/2014/08/13/crayola-washable-markers-and-quilt-marking-technique-of-the-week/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamarack Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 I have a story to share with you about the Crayola markers. I have friend that used them to keep track of her block layout for a Ragtime quilt by mark each quilt block with 'row 1, block 1, 'row 1 block 2" etc. She had used them before and was very happy with how well they washed out of flannels. Once she had the quilt all pieced together she threw it in the wash....and added Retayne to the wash! She Retayned the Crayola marker marks onto her quilt blocks! So the moral of the story is remember to wash out the marks before you set the colours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 I played on a test piece all 12 of my markers. Ironed one half and not the other, Rinsed in cold water but not all of the colour came out. Once it was completely dry I then rinsed in very hot water no colours remained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IQ'd Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 I have a story to share with you about the Crayola markers. I have friend that used them to keep track of her block layout for a Ragtime quilt by mark each quilt block with 'row 1, block 1, 'row 1 block 2" etc. She had used them before and was very happy with how well they washed out of flannels. Once she had the quilt all pieced together she threw it in the wash....and added Retayne to the wash! She Retayned the Crayola marker marks onto her quilt blocks! So the moral of the story is remember to wash out the marks before you set the colours! I wonder then if you can set the marker on purpose and use them to color quilts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchanted Quilting Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Great experiment!! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalei Posted August 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 I have a story to share with you about the Crayola markers. I have friend that used them to keep track of her block layout for a Ragtime quilt by mark each quilt block with 'row 1, block 1, 'row 1 block 2" etc. She had used them before and was very happy with how well they washed out of flannels. Once she had the quilt all pieced together she threw it in the wash....and added Retayne to the wash! She Retayned the Crayola marker marks onto her quilt blocks! So the moral of the story is remember to wash out the marks before you set the colours! WHOA. And I agree with Julia, that might be a fun thing to do for coloring on quilts. I don't have retayne to try it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Julia beat me to my same thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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