Used wrong Marker on quilt top
 

Help!! I am depending on all you smart quilters to help me out. I accidently grabbed a blue marker instead of my blue washout marking pen and I started to mark a design on my quilt top. I am so mad at myself!! Any great ideas how I can get the marked design out?

Hi! If you have access to a JoAnn's Craft store - one product that I've had great success with is called StāzOn (All Purpose Cleaner). It's sold in the rubber stamp isle, in with the (rubber stamp) ink pads. But, make sure you get this exact brand.!

Good Luck!!

Elle

P.S. Be sure to test it on a scrap piece of fabric first, just in case.

Try drenching with a cheap hairspray, if it lifts wash immediately by hand and see if its gone. If some still lingers do it again - first blotting out as much water as possible. Its woks on ballpoint ink.

MINNESEWTOGETHER. I am also from MN-from Grantie Falls- so my closest JoAnns is at Willmar (45 minutes away). I have not heard of that product you mentioned. I think I will try the hairspray idea that Joyce 888 mentioned.

Sounds good ... I'll keep my fingers crossed.! Good Luck!!
Please, let us know how it turns out!!

The StāzOn cleaner gets permanent maker off/out of anything ... it has for me, anyway. It has a really long shelf life, too. I'd recommend picking some up - the next time you get in to your JoAnn's store.

Always nice to hear from a fellow Minnesotan!!

Best wishes,

Elle

I would try this also and put a towel under the fabric to absorb the ink and hairspray. Cheapest hairspray is the best. Do Not Use a Scented spray! Good luck!![QUOTE=joyce888;7754790]Try drenching with a cheap hairspray, if it lifts wash immediately by hand and see if its gone. If some still lingers do it again

I wish there was a like button... I agree 100% with this statement. Test on scraps before all else.

Thanks for telling me about the StazOn product. I will definitely be getting some.

I've never tried it for ink, although I've gotten tons of other stains out this way.

Boil water in your kettle. Lay the fabric over a bowl or sink. Then holding the kettle up high over the fabric, SLOWLY pour water onto it (watch you don't splash yourself). By pouring slowly from up high, the water hits the fabric harder and seems to literally knock out the stain. This even worked on a dark wine stain in carpeting.

As the others have said, try a scrap first to see if it does the job.

Best of luck.

My pleasure! Hope to see pictures of your quilt, when this is all said and done. :)

Love from Minnesota,

Elle

My husband works at a summer camp where kids are always using magic markers on walls! They use a product from Home Depot to remove marker from walls, curtains, etc. Sorry, don't remember name but, maybe someone there might be able to help with it. And as many have said, test on scraps first.

Here is a link from Persil
https://www.persil.com/uk/laundry/la...f-clothes.html

Thank You all for the advice. I did get the permanent marker out and there are no signs of it happening. First I used Grandma's Spot Remover and had no luck. I let it air dry. That's when I put out my cry of help on here. So then I grabbed my cheap can of hairspray (Pantene brand). It did not say on the can if it was scented or unscented. I drenched it and let it soak 10 minutes and I held a cotton pad on the top of and underneath the fabric and tried to blot it. Unsuccessful again! Now I was really panicking because I have used hairspray in the past to get ink out of clothes and it worked like magic (but I think it was Rave brand. So I grabbed the Dawn dish soap and put it on the marked spot and let it soak a few minutes and scrubbed it a little with a toothbrush. Then I held a washcloth underneath it and sprayed with water and it came right out. Miracle! Thank God-- because this is really a customer's quilt, not mine! Thanks for all the advice you all gave to try to help me.

So glad you got that stain out, I am sure you are relieved.

The only thing I would suggest for next time is to use a scrap, mark it with the offending marker and see what works. Better to ruin a piece of scrap than your quilt.

Great
link. Thanks. Glad your stain is gone.