Removing Clover Chaco Slim liner from Quilt
 

I had a dozen "purple be gone" and NOT ONE worked even though they had never been open. I have always had success using the WHITE Clover Chaco slim liner to mark my larger borders with no difficulty getting the chalk off. The white did NOT show up on the fabric I was marking so I grabbed their blue powder liner!! NOW it won't come off the quilt!!! I have tried vacuuming it which didn't work very well. I called Clover customer service and they suggested using a Mr. Clean sponge. They said to use it dry. THAT didn't work. I don't have the ability to wash this quilt in my washer and hang it out to dry because it has become very cold here in sunny California. Does anybody have any suggestions. THANKS !!!

I'm so sorry that happened. I have no idea, but will be watching this thread for any solutions people may suggest. Did you check out the hints site on the board?

Perhaps you could go to a laundramat and wash it in one of the extra large machines, if they have them. To dry, you could do what my mother used to do in the winter. Hang a clothesline inside and hang it there. I've dried things on a line in my basement in the past, too.

Maybe you could spot it with oxyclean???

When I took my FMQ class, the instructor said that he had used the blue "pounce" to make a white quilt top and he also couldn't put it in the washer. He said he had to keep spraying and dabbing with water and then letting it dry. It got lighter and lighter each time until it was done. . . 8 tries later!!! I would definately try the Oxyclean!

I don't know if this will work with blue but I had trouble with the yellow Chaco marker. I emailed the company and they suggested a solution of 5parts water to 1 part vinegar. I dabbed it with a wash cloth and the yellow marks came right out. Try this on an inconspicuous spot first, but it's so dilute it shouldn't harm your quilt. Good luck! Hope this works for you.

I wash and dry my quilts in the machines on regular settings assuming this is how they are going to be treated by their recipients. Is this an art quilt that you couldn't machine dry? I'd pop it in the washer and just make sure the marks come out before putting it in the dryer. I know I've used those markers in the past and not had issues with them coming out when washed.

I have the same problem with gray chaco chalk. I washed the quilt in the machine and it is lighter, but still there.

Sorry to tell you but washing is the only way you are going to remove that blue chalk.

Thanks to all of you who posted answers, I used a blue Chaco liner to mark a quilt that I am hand quilting right now. You have probably saved me some serious frustration. You folks are GREAT!

I had (have) this same problem with a table runner and the markings never did come out even after several washings. Mine was the yellow chalk.

[QUOTE=judykay;4660998]I had (have) this same problem with a table runner and the markings never did come out even after several washings. Mine was the yellow chalk.[/QUOT

Ditto......

What ever you do don't heat-set it in any way, either the drier or a lot of indoor heat or the sun because heat will set it. I learned this in FMQ class - we had a big discussion about markers and the Chaco problem came up, several complaints.

GOOD LUCK - tell us what worked!!

Washing sure didn't help mine - first just rinsed in water - in the machine, then used OcyClean, vinegar - dabbing with a white rag, Clorox's version of Spray and Wash for colors, then washed in washer with Arm and Hammer detergent with OxyClean. It's better - but still there. Worst part is in the thread - off white thread is now BLUE! Will NOT use this product again!

I found this site while trying to find some help removing Clover yellow chaco lines from white quilt fabric. I had marked the centre of the block prior to embroidering a design. I sampled the yellow marks on other fabric and peroxide lightened it but Resolve (type of oxyclean) took it out completely. Are there warnings on the packaging not to use on the right side of fabric?? I have used this marker before but always on the wrong side and also for dressmaking.

I had the same problem as many of you, that is removing the blue Clover chico marker, and finally found the solution. I sprayed the marks with Shout, let them soak in that for a couple of hours, and then sponged them with a mild soap and cool (not hot) water. I was so grateful for the excellent results, as I had never spent so much time on a quilt in all of my 20 years of quilting, and was just sick when it looked like it might be ruined.

thanks for sharing your solution!