Dlafon

My dear grandmother made a beautiful cathedral quilt many years ago. She has been legally blind for many years before she died at the great old age of 98,... She had made many a quilt in her day. The cathedral quilt was made out of muslin & green. It was all hand sewn. She did a wonderful job on it .The only thing she did tho was she marked all her line in lead pencil where she could see them. This is a queen sized quilt . I can't get the pencil marks off..... Help... I have tried about everything I can thing of , on spot tests nothing works .. No even goof off. Please help.... Darla

Misty's Mom

When I was a child, my mother always marked her quilts with a pencil. That's all she had, but the marks always washed out in the laundry. I don't think she did anything special. Some people have suggested Grandma's Secret.

JustAbitCrazy

Did you try Zout? I have no experience with it on pencil marks, just know that it's the best laundry stain remover I have found.

ckcowl

when the quilt is completely finished- quilted & bound- launder it- very good chance the pencil will wash out. I used pencil to mark quilts for 30+ years- never had one the pencil did not wash out of. I launder all of my quilts when they are finished- in the washer- with detergent- if I have anything I am concerned about coming out I give it a spritz of 'Shout' or 'Oxyclean spot cleaner. check to see the marks are gone before drying

auntpiggylpn

Grandmas Spot Remover will take it out! Hancock Fabrics sells it or youcanget it online

Misty's Mom

I was close . I got the grandma part right.

Lisa_wanna_b_quilter

Retro Clean works wonders on old quilts. I can speak about pencil marks because I've not had that issue but it will take out those nasty brown "age" spots on old quilts.