My sister (passed away in 2004) traveled a lot with her husband's work and to keep her busy while riding, she embroidered the quilt blocks that Walmart use to sell...,I got all those blocks, there was enough blocks to make her granddaughter a twin size, my two daughters a full size each, myself a full size and our sister a tablerunner..they all turned out beautiful...I didn't wash any of the projects till I finished them and everyone of the blue dots disappeared...Finishing them was a year ago, so they were at least 16-17 years old...I was surprised and very happy the dots came out...Good luck with yours...