Her First Custom Machine Quilting
 

[ATTACH=CONFIG]585479[/ATTACH]I designed the quilt format. I had the bright idea to mark the scallops before sending to the custom quilter that I had chosen. Problem is I had did them wrong. There were pencil marks which I intended to cut off but they were in the wrong place. So I washed it and in re-marking I discovered part of the marks had not washed out. I didn't want to waste time and money to have someone do it when the marks hadn't come out. So it went into the UFO pile. Then a guild friend got a longarm and she intends to do custom quilting eventually. I said I have one to practice on if you are interested. She said, "What if I ruin it?" Replied, "I already have." So ta-da, this is her first work. It is computer assisted and she did some FMQ on it. It is not wonky which my table toppers are that I did myself. So that is a definite plus. This was my first time at using Eleanor's scallop tool which works when you read all of the instructions and don't forget a step between the instructions and the marking. Those v's are monsters though. Here are some more pictures of her work. [ATTACH=CONFIG]585486[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]585487[/ATTACH] I think she chose good designs for the blocks size, etc. Now, I have to figure out a way to get the remnants of the pencil markings out because I think it turned out beautifully. I used S&W method to create these stars. The center one is 24" across and the rest are 8".

great work on the quilt

Wasn't there something on pencil marks just the other day? Strange two step process of oxy-clean and soaking. It's a lovely quilt.

it looks great

Very nice!

Beautiful quilt, great pattern.

It would have been a shame to not have finished that quilt!! It's gorgeous! Nice job!

Beautiful quilt. BrendaK

Great job and the quilt is too pretty to be UFO?..so glad you finished it.

So glad you finished it because it is beautiful. I think your friend, and her new long arm machine, have a great future because this effort looks very nice.

Lovely quilt and quilting.

What a lovely quilt! both the design and the quilting are lovely. It was a great idea of yours to let her practice on it, a win-win for both of you. She did a marvelous job for being new at it!!!!

Its beautiful I love your border and scallops it finishes the quilt off perfectly

Found this for pencil stain removal:
Pencil Marks (lead)
Try a soft eraser (Art Gum) for unwashable garments. Use a quality laundry powder or liquid on lead pencil marks, but never for indelible pencil. Soft pencil marks may be removed with a mixture of equal parts Dove liquid and Clorox 2 powder in warm or hot water. Soak thoroughly. Do not rub. Rinse completely. Formula 409 sprayed on, gently rubbed in with a soft cloth or toothbrush, then rinsed will also work.
For fresh pencil marks, try this:
• 1/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup rubbing alcohol
• 7-8 drops of Palmolive liquid detergent
Mix and apply with a toothbrush
Another suggestion: To remove pencil marks there is a recipe of 1 cup water, 2 tbs alcohol and 1 drop clear dishwashing liquid. I have had students tell me that the new clear Windex also works.

General Cleaning solution, also good for household cleaning: 3 tablespoons of household ammonia to a squirter bottle (1 quart) full of water.

Very beautiful quilt and quilting! Personally, I don't think scallops are worth it, but you did a great job with them. Hope you can get the pencil marks out.

That quilt is gorgeous!!!!

I'm working on a scallop binding right now and found a wonderful tutorial on Youtube- Sharon Schamber. I'm so glad I found it because I was all set to do it completely wrong!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jzC...Pqh0bSJndF7A6k

Great quilt. It's nice that it got finished...would have been a loss not to finish it.
Here is a link that tells how this person got rid of the pencil marks.
https://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f...e-t293104.html

Pretty quilt! Great effort by both of you.

Pretty quilt. Love the ribbon border.

Watson

It's beautiful!

Pretty quilt--good luck getting the lead out.

Lovely quilt and quilting. Thanks to Carol for the information!

Nice quilt.

Lovely quilt. I haven’t been brave enough to attempt scallops yet

I love your quilt!! It's absolutely a beauty and your friend's quilting takes it over the top!

It is a lovely quilt.

Hope the marks come out. You both do beautiful work!

Get you some Oxiclean powder and put about 3 or 4 big scoops full in your washing machine and let the quilt soak for 3 or 4 hours at least then add soap to the oxiclean water and wash as usual rinsing at least twice and then air dry or machine dry if the marks are gone and they should be, if not repeat and soak longer like overnight maybe and then wash and rinse twice again. Hope this helps, I add Oxiclean to my regular wash and find it helps removing stains etc much better than soap alone,

Lovely job on the quilt top and beautiful quilting job. When we were teaching, I used Jo Ann's ink remover and pencil mark removers on Jerry's shirts and they worked. I think the Oxiclean just might work well to remove the marks.

Your quilt is a beauty. About your "learning curve" - I tell everyone "Every quilt is a practice quilt" because I am always learning something new on each one - in other words, each one is imperfect in it's own way.