help
I need the magic formula for removing pencil marking lines after the quilt is hand quilted.
There are a lot of these lines so the entire top will need to be treated and it's at least 100" square. H E L P appreciated.
There are a lot of these lines so the entire top will need to be treated and it's at least 100" square. H E L P appreciated.
posted by blocke Oregon @ 2:48 PM
3 Comments:
At February 6, 2007 at 9:10 PM ,
Judy in Ohio said...
Here is the formula that I copied from the original WWQP BB years ago. I am not a hand quilter and I have never tried this but I wrote it down in a notebook "just in case".
Mix one part rubbing alcohol and three parts water in a small dish and then gently apply the mixture to the pencil lines with a moistened Q-tip.
I suppose it would be wise to test this on pencil lines on a scrap of fabric first with the pencil you used to mark your quilt.
Judy
At February 6, 2007 at 9:15 PM ,
Terry Williams said...
I checked the Alex Anderson page, and found the following:
"This is a difficult question to answer. I would suggest that you first try a fabric erasor and see if that will work. There is also a product called synthrapol(sp?) you might try to remove the marks. My advice is to never use a number 2 school bus yellow pencil to mark your quilts. It is next to impossible to get the marks out."
My own 2 cents: I just don't find marking fun, and so tend to use tissue paper for tracing patterns, and do a LOT of stippling! But when I gotta mark, I use a silver pencil (fabric pencil, I get 'em at the local Jo Anne's), or - worst case - a very fine engineering pencil. I mark very, very lightly... If there are any discernable marks after quilting (sometimes they will disappear in the course of quilting), then I do wash the quilt. I'll use no soap, but use one of the "dye magnet" sheets, and cold water. If THAT fails, and the pencil marks still remain, then I'll try washing the quilt, again with cold water, but also with the Arm & Hammer Gentle stuff (I don't remember exactly what it's called, but it's the one with no dyes and no perfumes). (And my apologies to everyone who's just struck their hands to their heads in horror... this IS my last resort, guys... sorry!)
Hope this helps. Good luck!
At February 7, 2007 at 4:30 PM ,
Gini B. said...
I just came across that pencil mark removal recipe in an old QN or other quilting magazine. Judy has it right with the 3 to 1 ratio of water to rubbing alcohol but this recipe then added 5 - 6 drops of Palmolive dishwashing liquid. I agree...test first. I have also used the synthrapol (spelling looks close) and it absolutely works. Had Christmas placemats with red holly berries that ran very badly onto the linen background the first time I washed them in cold water. After 2 treatments with that stuff, I could barely see the outline of red where the color had run.
Gini B.
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home