I havent tried anything yet cause I didnt quilt it yet and the quilt marks will disappear if i try washing it. I am going to look at it tomorrow and see how much time and effort it will take to take the threads out use a clorox pen and see if I can white it out so to speak. It really upset me because it was for my only grandaughter for her birthday and I had spent so much time on it and you all know how it would feel. I know now it wont be done on time. I used brand new DMC from joanns for this project and have 5 quilts made the same way by my mom and wash them all the time and never had them run and she always used DMC. I could understand the fabric bleeding but the thread.
Thanks everyone for the suggestions and i will definitely try some or all of them i'm sure.
Jane in Florida