WARNING!!! DO NOT TRY THIS ON YOUR QUILT!!!! I BLEW IT!!!
09-08-2010, 04:56 AM
#92
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Rubbing achohol is the only thing I know of to use. Next time you are marking use a lead pencil. I shows up really well and will come out easily. I have even left it in and still showed a quilt and won. Sorry about your boo boo.
09-08-2010, 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by n2scraplvr
I was brave. I told myself these ink marks will come out with hair spray. Yes, I really badly wanted to mark my quilt with an ink pen for precise quilting! It soaked for 2 days in ammonia, scrubbed with tooth brushes endlessly and sprayed with the cheapest grade of hair spray (that works the best) and still there are INK PEN MARKS ON MY QUILT!!! yikes. :oops: I've scrubbed with everything and think I have actually set the ink in for good. :? :oops: I'll wash it 100 times and it'll be gone! ;) :cry:
09-08-2010, 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by n2scraplvr
Originally Posted by watterstide
oh man! why an ink pen? back in the day, didn't they use pencils? i use chalk or a disappearing pen.
washable crayloa markers have been used with great success.
so sorry this happened to your quilt... :cry:
washable crayloa markers have been used with great success.
so sorry this happened to your quilt... :cry:
:oops: :oops:
As for quilting pens/chalk on the market, I love my Sewline....depending on the color of the 'leads' that you buy, it marks dark or light enough to be seen, you can get them in really fine point and they wash out really well.
09-08-2010, 07:15 AM
#96
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Would it be possible for you to find a heavy dark thread and machine quilt over your ink lines? Look at your quilt-------the dark designs in the big blocks are not ugly even though they are ink. If it's not a huge amount of work, maybe even an embroidered backstitch might hide your ink. Even if it's a bunch of work, it might well be worth it to keep you happyy
09-08-2010, 07:18 AM
#97
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My mother used to fix up childrens dresses and sometimes the repair was that it had ink on it. She used a cleaner called Lestoil and it seemed to work well. I'm not sure if it is still made, but it might be worth a try. Good luck
09-08-2010, 08:04 AM
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You need to be careful with some of the fabric marking pencils, as well. Several years ago I made a tote bag and used a yellow one to mark my quilting pattern and to this day, after multiple washings, the yellow pencil marks show.
Just tell people it is part of the design.
Just tell people it is part of the design.
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