You still have the ghost mark problem though… And I love that your quilts are for snuggling and garments for wearing!

My question is since these pens leave marks that have to be removed with and ink remover or better yet scrubbed off why are they being sold as a quilters marking pen……. I have not yet found anything to beat my beloved Crayola Washable markers if I am going to get my quilt wet. I have had some of the problems you described in my own quilts and in each case it was either 10 years ago when the formulations were different, failure to wash out coorrectly or heat setting. I still love these pens for certain marking situations and I really appreciate all the info you’ve posted here. Also, I meant to say that I’m sure the marking industry could make us something that works like the Frixion pens but doesn’t leave anything behind if they put their mind to it.I simply want quilters to understand the issues with Frixion pens on fabric so that they make an informed choice whether to use them. The regular pen variants stick to the standard ball based writing mechanism where you actually have to have enough friction to rotate the ball on your pen to get the ink to transfer to it from the ink cylinder to then transfer onto your paper.

We have not had decades of time to learn whether the Frixion chemicals, designed for use on paper, will affect the fabric. People are not only unaware of the issues, but there are some big name teachers that say you’re just not steaming it enough, which I personally know not to be true.After the quilt is complete, I use ‘Goof Off ‘ professional spray (Menards, Home Depot ) and spray the areas where I used the pen…even on dark fabrics where a grey streak was seen. Although the regular pens do work with fabric, the Fineliner or the Highlighters tend to be a better option for getting the Frixion ink onto any fabric with decent detail while retaining the erasable properties of the ink. Unfortunately, I purchased a set of these pens from a quilter that gave a talk at our guild and used them in her own work.