Removing pencil markings from a quilt top
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Removing pencil markings from a quilt top
Several years ago I was given a formula for removing pencil markings from fabric. I am sure that I saved it on my computer, but now that I need it, I can't find it. Does anyone have the formula that they could share with me?
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when i use pencil to mark my quilts- i simply toss the finished (quilted & binded) quilt into the washer-and wash it=with detergent- the pencil always washes away- i don't know any *magic* formulas- but an oxiclean paste would probably do it- since i always wash my finished quilts i don't worry about removing my marks ahead of time-they come out in the wash
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Search for "removing pencil markings" at:
http://www.quilt.com/FAQS/StainRemovalFAQ.html
BTW, I've never used that, so I don't know how efficacious it is.
http://www.quilt.com/FAQS/StainRemovalFAQ.html
BTW, I've never used that, so I don't know how efficacious it is.
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Thank you ckcowl and countryone77. A customer showed me an antique applique top where the placement lines had been marked with a red ironon pencil and had asked if I knew any thing that would remove them; as after the applique was completed it did not cover the markings. I offered to find the recipe that I had about removing pencil marks to see if it would help. We agreed that the top should not be washed until it was quilted and bound and even then probably just a gently soaking. I do appreciate your help.
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when i use pencil to mark my quilts- i simply toss the finished (quilted & binded) quilt into the washer-and wash it=with detergent- the pencil always washes away- i don't know any *magic* formulas- but an oxiclean paste would probably do it- since i always wash my finished quilts i don't worry about removing my marks ahead of time-they come out in the wash
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