I bought a cotton white/ blue boys appliqued quilt and want to make a matching girls quilt by coloring around the appliques pink/purple. Dont want to dye the whole thing and ruin the appliques. How to color the fabric around with permanent washable color?

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• Are you referring to fabric marker pens? If so which brands are least likely to bleed pink/red/purple colors?

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  by Evelyn on March 9th, 2007

• The product I mean is a tube of paint that looks and acts like a fabric marker. See the link for choices. To find out how a the product you choose will affect the quilt, test it on a similar scrap of fabric.
  http://www.fabricpaint.com/

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  by Yarnlady is happy every day on March 9th, 2007

• I actually tried the fabric brush marker by a reputable company--on a scrap piece fabric--results were not uniform and had obvious start/stop marks, with visible lines--am looking for a more uniform result that looks like it came in that color and not obviously recolored--any ideas?

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  by Evelyn on March 10th, 2007

• I misunderstood. I thought you wanted to draw an outline around the appliques. Now I see what you mean. How about using the wax method of dying? You coat the part you don't want to change color with wax, and dye the rest, then remove the wax. You can use dye just like paint, and if you dab it on with a sponge instead of a brush, there shouldn't be any lines, or make the sponge marks (if any) as part of the design. Using a towel or washcloth to dab might work.

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  by Yarnlady is happy every day on March 10th, 2007

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