Blue line won't come out :(...help!
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Blue line won't come out :(...help!
I just finished a queen sized Lone Star/Corner Stars, that I also did a lot of machine embroidery on. Sadly most of the mitered corners have blue line marker that refuses to come out, some worse than others.
I used a Dritz Mark-Be-Gone washable blue marker. It washed out every where else & I had many many blue marks on this quilt. I have tried cold water, alcohol, peroxide, a peroxide/baking soda/dawn mix, vinegar, etc. None worked.
I think I made the mistake of ironing the mitered corners.
I purchased the Blue Line Eraser product & it won't even take the blue lines out . I have washed the quilt 5 times. I made it for a friend, who lives several states away & need to get it shipped soon.
The fabric & thread are both 100% cotton & are a cream color that has the blue lines. See photo.
I'm open to suggests.
Feather3
I used a Dritz Mark-Be-Gone washable blue marker. It washed out every where else & I had many many blue marks on this quilt. I have tried cold water, alcohol, peroxide, a peroxide/baking soda/dawn mix, vinegar, etc. None worked.
I think I made the mistake of ironing the mitered corners.
I purchased the Blue Line Eraser product & it won't even take the blue lines out . I have washed the quilt 5 times. I made it for a friend, who lives several states away & need to get it shipped soon.
The fabric & thread are both 100% cotton & are a cream color that has the blue lines. See photo.
I'm open to suggests.
Feather3
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I suspect it was ironing that set the blue marker. There are many tips in this link. They do reference marks after ironing about half way down. I hope one works for you.
https://www.anniescatalog.com/quilti...=609&type_id=T
https://www.anniescatalog.com/quilti...=609&type_id=T
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Please don't use any more peroxide on your beautiful quilt; that stuff weakens fabric! Instead of trying out all kinds of removers on your quilt, I would iron some blue marker onto a scrap of the quilt fabric and try various removers on that first.
Edit: Better yet, make up several test fabrics with ironed-on marker. That way you can try soaking one in Oxyclean, using lemon juice on another, etc.
Edit: Better yet, make up several test fabrics with ironed-on marker. That way you can try soaking one in Oxyclean, using lemon juice on another, etc.
#6
OMG I am so sorry for you, I ad some dye go to some yellow on a table runner recently and used some 20 Mule Team Borax/ which is a Natural laundry Booster and it came out. Hope you fine something that works.
#7
Only a suggestion - I know hair spray removes ink and felt pen marks. Do you have a piece of fabric you could mark, iron and then try this? Got a lot of ink out of a pair of white cotton pants, mine. DH left an ink pen in a shirt pocket and I washed and dried it with my pants.
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How heartbreaking!! Your quilt is stunning even with the marks. I was going to suggest Borax as well.... I have no idea if it will work. Straight Dawn dish soap has removed anything that I have run into..I have had to wash twice on 2 occasions, but it worked
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Try mascara remover on a scrap piece that you ironed the blue pen mark. It won't hurt your eyes so it won't hurt the fabric. Also I have had good luck with Fit Vegetable Spray to remove Sharpie marks so that may work too.
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