I am a lurker and enjoy all the posts. I have worked on a quilt for my DD's graduation for almost a year and finished it today. When I took it out of the washer, the Fons and Porter water soluble markings were still there. I pretreated it and washed it again and some of them are still there. Any suggestions? This quilt was a labor of love and is a grandmother's flower garden in the middle with vines and roses appliqued on the border.

Mann,, I know you hate that happening. I am sad for you that it did.

Put "remove pencil marks" in our search field at the top of the page and hit enter. There are several posts that may hold your perfect answer. You will get lots of responses on your post too but if your in a hurry you may find your answer sooner than later.

Maybe you could try Oxi Clean Pre-Treatment. I know it takes blood out of a white wrestling singlet!

Did you wash in warm water? If so you may have set the markings in. Most don't like any kind of warmth/heat.

You could try Awesome general purpose cleaner, a paste of your brand of dry bleach alternative, or hydrogen peroxide.

I'd reccommend the paste route, and use an old toothbrush to really get the paste into the marks. Let it sit for a bit, then wash out gently. This may help as well. Good luck, and please remember to post how you eventually whipped this problem so we can all learn from it!

Odessa

You might try rubbing alcohol. I know you feel bad about the marks. Also, I would contact pen maker it is possible they could help.

"Grandma's Spot Remover" available in most quilt stores. It takes out everything. I always keep a bottle close. It runs under 5.00

You got some really good suggestions to try, I hope one of them works for you. I just wanted to say Hi and welcome from the sunny state of Florida since you finally decided to come out and play!

Why not contact Fons and Porter? I'm sure they can help.

oh my, can you contact Fons & Porter also and let them know and see if they have any suggestions.

I hope you get it out!

Karen

You might also give good old fashioned Fels Naptha a try. It is my "go-to" for all sorts of stains and spots. And, it's still less than a dollar at my grocery store. Give me a bar of that and an old, stiff tooth brush, and I can get anything out. Good luck!!

i left pencil marks in a quilt (one for marking quilts) and soaked it in Oxy clean. rubbed with my fingers. the marks came out. erasing never worked for me so i don't use pencils anymore even if they are meant for marking quilts.

I just read this on the newsletter from Quilted Paradise that handles this board. I've not tried it, but it gives you another option.

"What can you do when your quilting pencil marks do not come out? I've even tried a different pencil. Kathy


Subscriber comments:
To remove pencilled quilting marks, try the following: 6 T. alcohol, 2 T. water, 2 drops liquid soap. Use an old toothbrush.
Marilyn"

Well, I've tried several things--the Grandma's stuff came closer than anything. I also used the alcohol, water and dishwashing liquid recipe. I was hesitant to use anything with hydrogen peroxide in it because the pencil was not only in the white parts, but in some of the colored ones, too. I ceded defeat this afternoon and have spent this evening stitching a backstitch with colored embroidery thread around the worst parts along the quilting lines. It's sort of artsy looking, and maybe won't be too bad, but it will take me a while to get it done. This was the first and the last time I used a pencil to mark a quilt. I'm not sure what we're supposed to use a quilter's pencil for, but it's not to mark a quilt. Thank you all for all your suggestions. I won't be a lurker anymore.

Use a gum or artist eraser, it may work. Don't use the pink erasers they leave a stain, the gum eraser will fall part as you use it

thanks

which Fon's and Porter's markers did you use.

but don't use Dawn dish detergent. something in it effects the marks