Which pen for signing?

Polly
Pigma Pens - I think I use the .05 tip. They come in lots of colors, are
permanent and acid free. Someone advised on the last thread to iron a
piece of freezer paper underneath so there is less "drag" while signing.
Works very well.

Hugz
Patti in Seattle

"forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has
crushed it"
**mark twain**

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"Polly Esther" wrote:

It's been what? three days? and our son-in-law is still sitting with his
Hug. He takes breaks for trivia like work and bathing but will just hardly
put his quilt down. I'm told the dear man has admired 'and' read and
re-read his blocks many times. It's nearly impossible for me to hold this
to 50,000 words or less but if you are not on the Hug list, do join. Take
part when you can. If you can't, we understand. We missed several while we
were busy surviving. I do remember that recently Leslie had a thread going
about the high anxiety of signing a hug block. I just don't remember if
there was a conclusion about which pen did the best job. Shall I go conduct
my own test or has somebody here already found a winner? I'm wondering
which ones don't bleed, smear, smudge, drag or annoy. Please interrupt this
program with a commercial of your very own. If you know of a great one and
announce it to us, perhaps the manufacturer will send you a FQ. It could
happen. Polly


Like many others here, I use a Pigma pen (usually black) for signing
blocks. I do occasionally have to go over a letter a second time while
signing, but I haven't seen any sign of fading yet.
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education

I like the pigma pen in the .05 I sent a mess of them off with
fabric for my dad's 80th bd quilt. Some were in the original
packages. An aunt said she had a lot of trouble. When She returned
the fabrics she also sent the pen back. Turns out it was bad. The
tip was defective. So a good Pigma pen is my choice but make sure
they are right if you are going to send them out to folks.
Taria

Sandy Foster wrote:
In article t,
"Polly Esther" wrote:


It's been what? three days? and our son-in-law is still sitting with his
Hug. He takes breaks for trivia like work and bathing but will just hardly
put his quilt down. I'm told the dear man has admired 'and' read and
re-read his blocks many times. It's nearly impossible for me to hold this
to 50,000 words or less but if you are not on the Hug list, do join. Take
part when you can. If you can't, we understand. We missed several while we
were busy surviving. I do remember that recently Leslie had a thread going
about the high anxiety of signing a hug block. I just don't remember if
there was a conclusion about which pen did the best job. Shall I go conduct
my own test or has somebody here already found a winner? I'm wondering
which ones don't bleed, smear, smudge, drag or annoy. Please interrupt this
program with a commercial of your very own. If you know of a great one and
announce it to us, perhaps the manufacturer will send you a FQ. It could
happen. Polly



Like many others here, I use a Pigma pen (usually black) for signing
blocks. I do occasionally have to go over a letter a second time while
signing, but I haven't seen any sign of fading yet.

Awww, Diana. And I thought I was the only quilter in the group who was just
a fool for John Deere green.

"D Curtis" wrote... Do try to use Acrylic Paint tho, it works much
better on fabric than spray. Perhaps an airbrush for fine details?
Diana
PS, love what you did on the I94 underpass to Woodbury.

Polly Esther wrote:
I guess I just need some practice. Perhaps I spent too many years using
a can of spray paint and writing our names on interstate highway supports
and water towers. Yes. That could be the problem. Polly

I use a Micron 05 - # 1 archival ink - the *05* makes all the difference in
the work - some are too fine to write with, but I find this one just
perfect.

Sharon (N.B.)
.................................................. ............

"off kilter quilter" wrote in message
...
Polly,

I have a Pigma pen that I love, and one...uh, can't remember the
name...hang on.........................."Permanent Marking Fabric Pen"
that is pretty much crap and needs to be gone over several times.
Neither really smudges or bleeds. However, if I could get my hands on
another Pigma, I'd toss the backup, no-name pen in a heartbeat.

PS. Yes, there have been times I'v had to smack hands because the oens
were used for writing shopping lists for the local hardware
store....kind of like having 1 pair of scissors for fabric and 1 for
paper...NEVER confuse the 2!


Polly Esther wrote:

It's been what? three days? and our son-in-law is still sitting with
his
Hug. He takes breaks for trivia like work and bathing but will just
hardly
put his quilt down. I'm told the dear man has admired 'and' read and
re-read his blocks many times. It's nearly impossible for me to hold
this
to 50,000 words or less but if you are not on the Hug list, do join.
Take
part when you can. If you can't, we understand. We missed several
while we
were busy surviving. I do remember that recently Leslie had a thread
going
about the high anxiety of signing a hug block. I just don't remember if
there was a conclusion about which pen did the best job. Shall I go
conduct
my own test or has somebody here already found a winner? I'm wondering
which ones don't bleed, smear, smudge, drag or annoy. Please interrupt
this
program with a commercial of your very own. If you know of a great one
and
announce it to us, perhaps the manufacturer will send you a FQ. It
could
happen. Polly

A reminder. Those permanent Sharpies will NOT be permanent on
fabric. Nor will it last long enough for OR use!! The doctor at
Hospital showed me the pen he uses to mark patients prior to
surgery: Sharpie Industrial strength. I looked at it carefully,
and said, "I'm always looking for a pen that would be good for
signing quilts!" He got a kick out of that.
PAT, recuperating but not sewing yet, in VA/USA

Polly Esther wrote:

It's been what? three days? and our son-in-law is still sitting with his
Hug. He takes breaks for trivia like work and bathing but will just hardly
put his quilt down. I'm told the dear man has admired 'and' read and
re-read his blocks many times. It's nearly impossible for me to hold this
to 50,000 words or less but if you are not on the Hug list, do join. Take
part when you can. If you can't, we understand. We missed several while we
were busy surviving. I do remember that recently Leslie had a thread going
about the high anxiety of signing a hug block. I just don't remember if
there was a conclusion about which pen did the best job. Shall I go conduct
my own test or has somebody here already found a winner? I'm wondering
which ones don't bleed, smear, smudge, drag or annoy. Please interrupt this
program with a commercial of your very own. If you know of a great one and
announce it to us, perhaps the manufacturer will send you a FQ. It could
happen. Polly