I had someone suggest painting the entire board the background color first then draw the grid to avoid so much taping. I am not sure how that would work with erasing the grid that you would then need to draw on top of the background color.
Loved this video. I subscribed today after seeing you on Barn Quilt Addicts. I love the way you explain things and the heat erasing pens are a game changer! Already offered them! I love the double boarders. I do have a question though...why wouldn't you just start with the lightest gray as your original background color, instead of doing it last around everything else? But awesome tutorial! Thank you so much!
Starting with the lightest gray would have been an option. Probably a lot less taping for sure. However, I am not sure how that would look because you would them need to draw your grid over the light gray so that you could draw out the pattern. Erasing lines on top of paint may get a bit messy.
I searched Amazon for the heat erasable pens and just order some. I cannot remember the name right away but it started with an “I”. Something like Ibotti. I also found the heating gun on Amazon. Search for mini heat gun.
@@BarnQuiltsbyMountainVisions Is there a tutorial where you would offer a collection of your patterns that I could screen shot? I have trouble with drawing and the patterns would be so helpful! Thank you from Illinois.
@@ginamaxedon5998 Thats not a bad idea. I have not done one like that. Let me think about that. I get patterns free printable from Pinterest sometimes. Also if you Google “free printable barn quilt patterns” some will show up.
@@BarnQuiltsbyMountainVisions Thank you so much for your quick response. I have just started following you and love your tutorials. I am inspired to start making barn quilts and am making a list of all of the supplies needed from your instructions to get started. I am on a budget though and have to get a little at a time. I have my tables and will purchase more supplies as the weeks pass. In the meantime, I am enjoying what you are posting and sometimes watching your videos several times so that I will be ready to get started. Thanks again! I will be following you faithfully!
I've heard quilters say they've had the marks from heat-away pens come back if the item gets cold. Caution may be needed if making a quilt that hangs outside in colder climates.
The marks do not come back once they are painted over. To test this out, I placed a 1x1 that I had painted in my freezer. After two days, no marks were visible. However, the marks that I made and then erased without painting over them came back.
This is a fact. Made a black work hand embroidery using the heat pens. I hung the finished piece in my back entry ... No heat in there. The first cold day, all of my guide lines came back. My thought is to try a sample. However, since there are many layers of paint over the marks, I would think that they wouldn't come back because they are sealed.
