Hi all,

I am hand piecing a quilt top with lots of white blocks. The quilt was getting bulky while sewing borders so I folded it and secured it with metal hemming clips. When I slid the clips off dirty marks remained. I don't want to launder the entire project before it is quilted. How should I remove the marks?

Thanks for advice, Genie

I would wait until the quilt is finished, and then launder it.

I have learn to use the Clover clips. I agree with Tartan.

Will watch this as I have the same problem. Not sure what made my mark though and of course it is on the white where it shows.

I would finish the project being careful to Not iron on the areas then launder the finished quilt

If it's dirt, I've successfully removed spots by vacuuming them with a piece of old hosiery over the vacuum hose & then used a Tide Stick & a bit of water with a white washcloth. You just have to be super gentle. Tartan's idea of a Q-Tip is a good one. CLR will get rust out of fabric, but I don't know that I'd want to keep handling the fabric for so long after I treated it with chemicals. Perhaps you could soak it after the piecing is done if the marks are on the back of your quilt top.

Mostly I would leave it until you finish quilting it. And if you can't afford new clips, cut little snippets of fabric to wedge between your quilt top & the clips.