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madamekelly 10-23-2011 05:55 PM
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I learned several things. #1. Never use this product again. #2. Would have been easier if I had just done it with squares. #3 I will do this again.

I am currently working out a challenge I set for myself, to turn a cross stitch pattern into a quilt. I have it stitched, but I will never again use that iron on stuff with the squares marked off. It left a black nasty residue all over my new sewing machine! Poor "Pearl" has black smut all over her face! I have no idea how to remove it! (I was able to remove the black ick with "LA's Awesome Orange" cleaner.)

This is the black ick, that the grided pellon left on my new macine!
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This is the cross stitch pattern I used.
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This is the result after a little bit of altering the design. It worked.
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Jennifer22206 10-23-2011 06:08 PM
that's cool. :) thanks for letting us know about it leaving marks. I almost bought some for my DH's pixel quilt he asked for.

ladypetite 10-23-2011 06:09 PM
Thank you for sharing this experience.

paulswalia 10-23-2011 06:14 PM
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser? It has done wonders for me!

RedThread 10-23-2011 06:24 PM
The idea of using a cross-stitch pattern to make a quilt is so cool! I have a whole new set of ideas now, thank you!

QuiltnNan 10-23-2011 06:32 PM
great design technique.

Cyn 10-23-2011 06:39 PM
Neat idea! Thanks for the warning!

crafty_linda_b 10-23-2011 06:39 PM
Very pretty...you did good...crafty_linda_b

suebee 10-23-2011 06:46 PM
Wow, now thats patience!! Very nice. Great job. As for the black stuff on your machine bed, can you try one of the magic erasers (the kind you clean with)?

Oops, just saw that "Paulswalia" suggested same. I use them all the time.

Originally Posted by madamekelly
I learned several things. #1. Never use this product again. #2. Would have been easier if I had just done it with squares. #3 I will do this again.

I am currently working out a challenge I set for myself, to turn a cross stitch pattern into a quilt. I have it stitched, but I will never again use that iron on stuff with the squares marked off. It left a black nasty residue all over my new sewing machine! Poor "Pearl" has black smut all over her face! I have no idea how to remove it! (I was able to remove the black ick with "LA's Awesome Orange" cleaner.)

alikat110 10-23-2011 07:43 PM
Beautiful

blueangel 10-23-2011 08:59 PM
Very pretty

Painiacs 10-23-2011 11:19 PM
Pretty! Ur very talented!

fixfido 10-24-2011 01:34 AM
What a great idea!!

MJONW 10-24-2011 02:57 AM
Try ordinary rubbing alcohol on a clean washcloth! Works like magic!

gypsyquilter 10-24-2011 03:06 AM
Originally Posted by paulswalia
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser? It has done wonders for me!
love these things! they clean up anything.

EmbQuilt 10-24-2011 03:17 AM
My pfaff dealer recommends Goo be gone. Just a tiny bit on a rag cleans my baby and hoops.

EmbQuilt 10-24-2011 03:17 AM
Oh and very pretty results!

twinkie 10-24-2011 05:02 AM
I have used grided pellon several times when doing watercolors and have never experienced any residue left behind. I get mine at Wal Mart.

Originally Posted by Jennifer22206
that's cool. :) thanks for letting us know about it leaving marks. I almost bought some for my DH's pixel quilt he asked for.

quiltyfeelings 10-24-2011 06:15 AM
I've used the iron quilter's grid several times, too, and have never experienced anything like this. Can't imagine what the black would be from??? The grid is marked with "gold" lines...

madamekelly 10-24-2011 09:14 AM
Originally Posted by quiltyfeelings
I've used the iron quilter's grid several times, too, and have never experienced anything like this. Can't imagine what the black would be from??? The grid is marked with "gold" lines...
I had some with the gold grid, and some of the older stuff with black dotted lines. The black is what left the smut, but the gold lined stuff did not hold the fabric very well. I fought it the whole way. Eh, live and learn.

crystaltx 10-24-2011 09:24 AM
Magic Eraser will certainly get that off, since it is white! They are amazing!


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