Aqua ink stains
 

Hello all,

I have a customer quilt that has aqua ink stains from the aqua blue marker that supposedly comes out with water. Well, guess what? It's not coming out - it's just spreading and leaving aqua rings on her white fabric. (And it's a GORGEOUS quilt!) She hasn't washed the quilt yet; she will probably wash it after I quilt it. But this quilt is supposed to be hanging in a quilt show soon and I'm just sick over these stains. Does anyone have advice for getting rid of these stains?

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Many thanks in advance!

Grab a pile of small pieces of the same fabric. Create a stain with the same marker and try multiple different ways to remove the stain. I love Zout stain remover but you could also try hydrogen peroxide, or oxyclean. Are you just spritz ing with water or rubbing with a towel? I rubbed out the aqua marker from kona white last night and it worked well. Some places require more rubbing than others.

I have read online that vinegar will take out "set" blue marker.

Rrom the aqua rings, it sounds as if she is spraying water to remove the marker. I would use a white t-shirt rag instead and dab the vinegar on -- always towards the marker. You don't want so much moisture that the marker is simply diluted and spreads.

And, I agree about testing first on scrap fabric.

I meant to say rub with a damp white rag (try just water on rag first)

you can soak the quilt and the blue should go away. spin out and refill and soak again and spin out. that is what I do.spritzing with water only makes the blue go deeper into the fabric but it's still there. good luck

I am SO sorry for your trouble!

This is a perfect example of why I personally don't ever use those blue (or purple) wash-out/air-out pens. To my way of thinking, for our purposes, there is no anti-matter....the stuff *has* to go some place! It might not be the correct wording, but I call this stuff "fugitive" because it's always hiding somewhere.:mad:

Hope you are able to find a good solution.:)
Jan in VA

I agree with Jan, not only can the blue be a problem, but the purple "air erase" marker sometimes returns it you iron the area here it was used.

What does the manufacturer recommend?

Hopefully all the blue will disappear if the whole quilt is immersed in water. Otherwise it is just floating further out. I feel your pain!