I just finished a runner with 3 -18" embroidered blocks that my sister did 13 years ago...she had done enough for 4 quilts, and I had the 3 left to do a runner for my younger sister...I was the one to get all my sisters sewing things when we lost her in 2004 to colon cancer...It took me quite a while to use her things, but what I wanted to say was, all the squares had the blue markings for the quilting lines..and everyone one has came out, when I washed the finished quilts and the table runner I finished up this past week. I washed them in cold water and a little washing powder... on gentle cycle...I was really worried that they wouldn't come out after waiting for so long...but so happy they did...Hope you have good results with yours...