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I thought I’d share a bit about marking tools today. On this recent little piece, I used a washout blue pen as it was the only thing that would show up.

I buy a twelve pack of these on Amazon. They were recommended by Kelly Cline. The green marker here is used as an “eraser.” It is made by Dritz. You can fill it with water to make the marks disappear. That doesn’t mean it is gone from the fabric though. I only use the blue pens when I plan to thoroughly rinse and then wash the piece.

Instead of water, I use this in my pen. I bought this from Hab and Dash (bobbincentral.com). They no longer sell to individuals, but it may be available elsewhere.

All gone!

I love using this Hera marker! It was gifted to me by blog reader, Ila.

You can use it to mark creased lines. It’s genius!

Here are three others I use, primarily on dark fabrics. I like the silver pencil, it wears away and washes out. It’s good on both light and dark fabrics. But it’s a paint to sharpen as the tip breaks frequently. This Fons and Porter ceramic chalk pencil is another favorite. It makes a nice thin line and it’s always sharp. Again, it washes or wears away. That fat chalk marker is easy to see and remove, but it doesn’t make fine lines.

I hope this is helpful. Your mileage may vary, but these work for me. No affiliations with any of these. Have a great day!

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I have the three Es and Lola the pup here all week so life will be crazy. But I have blog posts scheduled ahead so stop on by anyway.

Have a great day!

I changed my mind. I had planned to hand quilt this, but as I was loading it on the long arm for basting, I decided to machine quilt instead. I realized hand quilting through those layers of applique was not going to be fun and would likely take forever.

So today, I will be slow stitching, but it will be binding rather than quilting.

Have. Great day!

No dollhouse work this week. Cleaning and sorting continues here and there in the sewing room. I put up these IKEA racks to help corral some of the little things.

The drawer of the desk above holds my leader/ender bits.

This little box had gotten to be a real mess. It is sorted again with just needles, pins, and thimbles.

I’ve now gone through my books. I can’t believe how many duplicates I had.

This is the discard pile.

These drawers under the long arm were a mess too.

I finally have all my quilt tops in one place.

This drawer holds backing fabrics. Yes, sometimes I use sheets.

When I posted my UFO list for the year, someone commented that it was perfectly legal to give a project away. So true! I’ve done this in the past and I’ve decided that I will do it again. Thanks for the reminder! Remember this stack of tumblers?

I would like to send them to anyone that wants them (US only due to postage costs). They are 4 inches finished height. You could use one to make a template to cut more. I cut these using my die cutter. There are over 250 here. Just leave me a comment saying you want them. If more than one person is interested, I’ll draw a name out of a hat.

ETA: Giveaway is now closed!

I have more cleaning and sorting to do, but this feels like a good start. I may have to hold an online garage sale to get rid of some of the stuff I’ve found! Have a great day!

I’ve been sorting through my quilting books. This takes forever because I have to stop and look at each one! I rarely follow patterns, but I get lots of ideas. I love this quilt on the cover.

Here’s a better photo.

I though this would make a great mini made out of vintage scraps.

I used these dies.

This is so fun!

You’ll be seeing this finished soon. Have a great day!

I’ve decided that I’m not going to make any more blocks for this quilt. I will add a border, not for size but because I think the design needs it.

I really like this top, but I’ve realized that it hasn’t “scratched the itch.” I’ve been asking myself why. I love the quilt shown below and bought this issue of American Patchwork and Quilting because this was on the cover. I rarely do that.

The pattern is available for purchase from their web site. I love the pattern, but even more, I love the color choices. For my version, I was using up some layer cakes and scraps and as long as it was civil war repros, I threw it in. It is a great top, but not the one in my mind’s eye.

I want to do this one again. Next time, I will use red, white, blue, black, and a handful of double pinks.

Have a great day!

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