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Old 04-13-2019, 12:12 PM
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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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Old 04-13-2019, 12:31 PM
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I wouldn't take out the stitches but add more to them with a light green to camouflage the marked lines. I would do one and see before taking out all of them.
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Old 04-13-2019, 12:36 PM
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Oh dear! Try adding more stitching in a darker colour. Try couching some wool or trim over the line?
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Old 04-13-2019, 12:45 PM
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Stitching over sounds better to me. I’ll just make the ‘branch’ darker and a bit thicker.

Alcohol and Grandma’s Secret Spot Remover didn’t work, either.��
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Old 04-13-2019, 01:46 PM
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Club Soda worked one time for me with a permanent pen.
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Old 04-13-2019, 02:39 PM
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A couple good suggestions above.
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Old 04-13-2019, 04:53 PM
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Can't offer any better suggestions, but maybe your pic was too large to post. If you size it down to around 400x600 it should work.
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Old 04-14-2019, 03:06 AM
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Can you contact the manufacturer for some suggestions from them?
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Old 04-14-2019, 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Onebyone View Post
I wouldn't take out the stitches but add more to them with a light green to camouflage the marked lines. .
This is what I would do. The lighter green woven through the darker green will give a nice stem color look.
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Old 04-15-2019, 06:58 AM
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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.
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