Saturday, April 21, 2007

Chalk Markers

One of the common discussions on the Crazy Quilt lists is templates. The topic of what to use for marking always comes up - and it was a problem I had for a long time. It kept me from using them as much as I would have liked because I couldn't find anything that worked for me. Finally at my local Hancock's Fabric I found MY solution. It is a little kit of chalk markers that comes with a chalk holder, white and colored chalks in a storage box, and a little sharpener. They also sell chalk refills. I had a 50% off notions coupon, so it was a great buy! I believe I have seen them at Hobby Lobby, and they have weekly coupons, too!


5 comments:

Pat Winter Gatherings said...

Charlene, thanks for the helpful tip. With my birdsong quilt in progress, I am on the lookout for new marking tools. This will work!

Gerry said...

Too funny that you posted this. I'm off to JoAnn's in about an hour to buy them!

Barbara C said...

I've never seen these before so thanks for the tip. Up to now my favorite markers for cq have been slivers of white soap.

allie aller said...

This is a much better solution than what I've been using: gel pens. The gel pen gives a great thin line...but it is permanent. Sometimes that is not so good...!

Susan said...

Those look like fun. I usually use either an air marker or the gold Caron d'ache pencil, but I'll look for these, too. Never hurts to have more options.