Which pen for signing?

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

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

I have a Pigma Micron 01 , #1 Archival Ink. It is wrapped and rolled in a
zip bag. I'm not trying to keep it fresh, just making it extremely
inconvenient for anyone wanting to grab a pen for the hardware store list.
But . . . I don't know if it does okay when put to the washing test and
don't know if there's a better one. Polly

"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

If you iron the writing it is "suppose" to make it permanent. I have a
label that sat in the sun and it has faded tremendously. This when I gave
my now dh a quilt and he just sort of left it hanging around a sunny window.
Keep away from green, it is a colour that has a tendency to fade.

Carole
Champlain, NY


"Polly Esther" wrote in message
nk.net...
I have a Pigma Micron 01 , #1 Archival Ink. It is wrapped and rolled in a
zip bag. I'm not trying to keep it fresh, just making it extremely
inconvenient for anyone wanting to grab a pen for the hardware store list.
But . . . I don't know if it does okay when put to the washing test and
don't know if there's a better one. Polly

"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

micron pigma pen.
half dozen diff colours tho i prefer the black one for signing.
i think theres three diff tip sizes and a brush one too, cant say how the
brush one works tho.
i think maybe its for adding texture to applique blocks on
flowers/leaves/whatever.

http://www.gellyroll.com/products/pe...igmabrush.html
they carry the lot here. dont know if the prices are as good as elsewhere
tho.
nayy.
still grinning,
jeanne
--
san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz
nzlstar on yahoo msg'r
http://community.webshots.com/user/nzlstar
http://community.webshots.com/user/VirtualQuilting

"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

Polly, I always use Pigma pens for signing blocks, and try to remember
to press the signature with a warm iron to dry it. Seems to 'set' the
ink, and won't wash out. Nancycog in MD, waiting for the snow to start

I use Jelly Roll Pens and Pigma pens-- and permanent laundry markers
when I can get them in a fine point. I figger the laundry markers are
made specifically for writing on fabric and going thru the wash safely.
I don't know about how successful my labels may be- the quilts I keep
go on MY beds and don't need labels. Those quilts wear out long before
they could fade out! Since I don't wash the quilts I make for hanging,
those labels are safe. The quilts I give away are labeled, but I
haven't heard one way or the other how the labels do. I don't think
the give-away'd (??? LOL) quilts get washed much as all those sillies
think the quilts are for saving and not using. How on earth do you
convinve folks to USE the quilts they receive??? I've even offered to
replace the quilts with another one if they'll promise to love it to
death within a few years!

Not much help here,

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

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

"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message
oups.com...
I use Jelly Roll Pens and Pigma pens-- and permanent laundry markers
when I can get them in a fine point. I figger the laundry markers are
made specifically for writing on fabric and going thru the wash safely.
I don't know about how successful my labels may be- the quilts I keep
go on MY beds and don't need labels. Those quilts wear out long before
they could fade out! Since I don't wash the quilts I make for hanging,
those labels are safe. The quilts I give away are labeled, but I
haven't heard one way or the other how the labels do. I don't think
the give-away'd (??? LOL) quilts get washed much as all those sillies
think the quilts are for saving and not using. How on earth do you
convinve folks to USE the quilts they receive??? I've even offered to
replace the quilts with another one if they'll promise to love it to
death within a few years!

Not much help here,

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

I bought a ZIG Memory System roller ball.5 mm Archival from Wal-Mart. I have
tested it on fabric, smooth writing and it is color-fast. I also have Pigma
and like both the .5 and the .1. I only use black.
HTH,
Toni

Then, the answer is simple and clear, dear Polly. You need to make Much
Bigger Quilts and labels. 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