Stupid mistake
04-15-2019, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Tippysmom
If it isn’t one thing, it’s another. I was going to do some appliqué on a quilt for someone special. I used a supposedly washable felt pen to freehand the ‘branch’ for the flowers in a similar color. The pen marks are behind the stitching and very visible (bright lime green).
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I tried spritzing water on it to remove the marks...nothing happened. Then spray-on stain remover. The marks on the bottom have faded some, but not these. I can’t wash it because it’s not bound or quilted.
The only thing I can think of is to pick out the stitches and do the stitch over in a darker and slightly larger stitch, unless someone has a better suggestion. I tried to upload a pic but it just wouldn’t go.
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I tried spritzing water on it to remove the marks...nothing happened. Then spray-on stain remover. The marks on the bottom have faded some, but not these. I can’t wash it because it’s not bound or quilted.
The only thing I can think of is to pick out the stitches and do the stitch over in a darker and slightly larger stitch, unless someone has a better suggestion. I tried to upload a pic but it just wouldn’t go.
Try double stitching over the lines
04-17-2019, 02:56 PM
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Jamie Wallen of Quilter's Apothecary says he used a product called Sew Clean on a quilt where he'd accidently used a Sharpie marker and it did come out. But he doesn't say whether it was days later or immediately after the mistake.
04-18-2019, 07:54 AM
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I had a similar issue when using Crayola Washable Markers. I water spritzed and nothing happened. Then I read the directions and it said to use soap and water to remove. Could that be the problem?
04-18-2019, 03:36 PM
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It's certainly Not a stupid mistake. It's more one of trusting too much. One thing I learned from this I guess is to do a fabric test first. There are a lot of good suggestions already made. Good luck and hope you don't have to pick out stitches.
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 04-18-2019 at 03:38 PM. Reason: shouting/all caps
04-19-2019, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by momsbusy
I took a class from Sandra Leichner and she sometimes uses two or more rows of stem stitch next to each other. Sometimes she uses a single thread wrap stitch to combine the two stems.
Hmm, this sounds like a great idea. I think I will try it and see if it looks okay. Thank you all for the wonderful tips!
04-27-2019, 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Tippysmom
Hmm, this sounds like a great idea. I think I will try it and see if it looks okay. Thank you all for the wonderful tips!
I did it! Just stitched very close to the original stitching and it came out fine!! Great tip to know in the future. Thank you, everyone!!❤️
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