Pilot FriXion Clicker Erasable, Refillable & Retractable Gel Ink Pens, Fine Point, Assorted Color Inks, 7 Count (Pack of 1) (31472)

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Thank you, all, for your thoughts and sharing your experiences. Many quilts take a significant amount of time, the cost of the materials can also be significant. Each of us must decide whether the risk is worth the use of the Frixion pen or other chemically-based products. Well.. Thanks Tonya’s MOM.. you just saved my 9″ x40″ cotton quilt banner that I made for a little boys quilt.. I embroidered a Barn, Semi. and the John Deere tractor with the hay wagons pulling all the letters of the little boys name. There are few tools in the sewing room that could be called life-changing, but Hallelujah for the Frixion Pen! OK so maybe that's a little over the top but I love these pens so much I just can't stop talking about them. Whenever I recommend a fabric marker for one of my projects, I'll always link out the these sweeties.

We have not had decades of time to learn whether the Frixion chemicals, designed for use on paper, will affect the fabric. There may be no change whatsoever or the inks-on-fabric may experience an unexpected change. Nobody knows. Only time will provide the answers. So in summary, straight from the manufacturer’s mouth so to speak, a summary of using the Frixion pens on fabric:If you’re not familiar with Frixion pens, they are a line of pens and highlighters made by Pilot that are heat erasable. Frixion pens make a crisp, clear mark which goes on smoothly and easily with no skipping. After quilting, you simply steam the ink lines away and poof, they are gone! This seems like the Holy Grail of marking methods for us quilters. It is important to note that Pilot did not design the pens for fabric and did not test them on fabric while developing the concept. I have since used it successfully to remove ink stains and marks both old & new from many different fabrics.

I know of a person who filled out some paperwork with a Frixion pen, and gave the papers to someone else. Of course she left them in a hot car, not knowing what could happen. Oh no! It’s blank! So the author re-wrote the paper, not knowing that the freezer would solve this issue. I do think we need to continue to pass the word about the “hazards” of using these pens. Jenny thanks for the great article, my experience with Frixion pens found everything you said to be true. I'm sure it was never intended to be marketed to sewers, but now you'll be seeing these popping up in sewing rooms all over the world. Maybe you remember the original erasable writing pens from the 80's called Erasermate. It felt like magic at the time, ink that you can rub away, but in all honesty, they were pretty rubbish. They never did write very well to begin with so no wonder they were so easy to rub off.

#2 I use FriXion pens and my notebook / page is now blank without a trace of my work! What should I do?

So I was off to find it which I did at my local Lowe’s. I raced home to try it on my quilt. I was very wary but was thrilled when the marks were completely removed from my quilt. No ring, no shadow, no damage to the fabric, batting etc. As to the ghost marks, I did not find a pattern as to which fabrics would show the marks. Some say that if you pre-wash your fabrics you won’t get those marks. That was not the case for me. So I had to test on any fabric I wanted to use them on to make sure I would not be left with ghost marks after steaming the ink marks away. Now the erasable pen has new technology and is perfect for the sewing room. The Frixion gel pen comes in a wide range of colors, writes beautifully just like a regular roller-ball pen, and can be used on fabrics as well as all the other usual surfaces.