Pencil Used for Quilting Didn't Wash Out--Help!
02-06-2011, 07:48 PM
#11
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Location: Piedmont Virginia in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns.
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This has been a problem for generations. In a museum I saw a gorgeous pieced and appliqued quilt that dated from the mid-1800s. The quilting designs were marked with graphite pencils and plainly evident all those years later.
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
02-07-2011, 05:12 AM
#12
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I got this "recipe" from a quilt class many years ago for taking out pencil marks. I have even taken just the rubbing alcohol diluted with a little water- works like magic!
1 part water
3 parts rubbing alcohol
1 or 2 drops dish detergent (Palmolive , Joy NOT Dawn)
Apply mixture and scrub gently with a soft toothbrush- follow by washing or wiping with a cloth
1 part water
3 parts rubbing alcohol
1 or 2 drops dish detergent (Palmolive , Joy NOT Dawn)
Apply mixture and scrub gently with a soft toothbrush- follow by washing or wiping with a cloth
02-07-2011, 06:22 AM
#13
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Location: NY
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I hope you get the marks out! I have only marked one quilt with regular #2 pencil but I heavily starched the top before marking so the marks came out no problem. I read once that if you heavily starch your top before marking the pencil marks are really on your layer of starch not on the fabric. It worked for me.
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