Originally Posted by Theresa

Bummers. Gosh, what a lesson for all of us. Keep us posted on what finally worked.

Originally Posted by bearisgray

Good reminder - thank you for showing us - I am sorry that you are having trouble removing the ink -

Originally Posted by ckcowl

no matter what you use always test a small corner to make sure, sometimes what came out just fine on this project would not come out of that one...always test before using anything; i had one of those blue disappear with water pens that disappeared just fine from the quilt top but stained the back...
since you are quilting with a dark thread it kind of blends in ok...but so sorry this happened.

Originally Posted by Bobby's Girl

Buy a can of "Spray and Wash," now renamed "Resolve," and a box of Biz powder. (Get the aerosol, not the pump refill.) Spray the fabric, let it set for 10 minutes or so, then soak it in Biz dissolved in enough warm water to cover it. The soaking might take a day or two. Slosh (move) the quilt around in the Biz water a few times a day. When I taught school, I got ballpoint ink on my clothes daily, and it always came out using those products.

Originally Posted by virtualbernie

There are fine line water soluable and air soluable pens. They are purple (air soluable) and blue (water soluable)--just like the regular ones just fine point. They are no wider than a regular pen.

Originally Posted by bittersweet

Tide has a product that took sharpie marks out of my sisters table runner it is not the mark out pen but a new product for stains It might work

Originally Posted by Blue Bell

What a shame. Hope you find something to get it all out.

Originally Posted by sewnbyme4u

Don't throw in the towel just yet...try some of the suggestions on the following site.....keep us posted. You are not the first quilter to do this and unfortunately you won't be the last....
http://www.doityourself.com/stry/ballpointink

Originally Posted by Lady Shivesa

Yikes! I use pens to trace on the back of fabric (like if I'm using a template), and today I used one to make tiny little dots to mark so my quilted triangles would be even - but I made just a dot where each point should be and kept them on the other quilted threads so it wouldn't show up.

So sorry about the ink not coming out - it's such a lovely quilt. Hopefully some of the suggestions offered here will work!

Originally Posted by sewnbyme4u

You can make templates for quilting out of freezer paper.....draw the shape, cut and iron (shiny side down) sew just off the paper, peel and iron again.....NO PENCIL MARKS REQIURED.....look this technique up online for further info.....we learn from all our boo boo's....

Originally Posted by Harmony

I can just imagine how sick you were when you discovered what had happened! Sure hope one of the suggestions here works for you! What a bummer!

Originally Posted by sumcoop

Maybe if you try the sheet that take out fading of colors.
Alcohol has always helped me.
I am sorry too!...

Originally Posted by GrammaNan

Hairspray should have worked. Thanks for sharing your experience with us. You may have helped others from doing the same thing. I think the quilt is beautiful and will be wonderful conversation piece.

Originally Posted by cindle

just a thought but won't mayo and oil soap leave grease marks on your fabric?

Originally Posted by bearisgray

Maybe practice on scraps?

Originally Posted by skyle1968

I used ink pen on one of my quilts one time and I used dawn dish soap and a lil scrub brush and let it soak for a lil while and then washed it in the washer and it all came out :o)

Originally Posted by 2 Doods

Oh dear! So sorry!
My DH had an ink pen leak in his pocket one time and my grandma told me to soak it in milk. It took it out and saved the shirt. Might be worth a try.

Hope you find something that works for you!!!

Originally Posted by dsb38327

Soooorry. I'm with Ditter, quilt over it if it won't come out. That quilt is too nice to give up. Good luck.

Originally Posted by kristen0112

Try hydrogen perxiode. I moved into our home a few years ago our carpet was off white. My youngest child Peter broke an ink pen on the carpet and left it there to bleed all over. I had a huge spot on the carpet of black ink. I searched the internet and found that I could use hydrogen perxiode on the carpet. It didn't fade it at all but I have a hunch its because its a syncthetic fiber. It might work on your fabric too. Worth a try.

Originally Posted by n2scraplvr

I was brave. I told myself these ink marks will come out with hair spray. Yes, I really badly wanted to mark my quilt with an ink pen for precise quilting! It soaked for 2 days in ammonia, scrubbed with tooth brushes endlessly and sprayed with the cheapest grade of hair spray (that works the best) and still there are INK PEN MARKS ON MY QUILT!!! yikes. :oops: I've scrubbed with everything and think I have actually set the ink in for good. :? :oops: I'll wash it 100 times and it'll be gone! ;) :cry:

Originally Posted by bjnicholson

Just as colors can run, so can fabrics "grab" colors to them. It's almost as if you used a dye. Maybe that's what is happening here. Hopefully, the alcohol or the new Tide will help. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Originally Posted by sandpat

Oh no...I can't offer any suggestions other that what has already been mentioned, but I do wish you good luck. That quilt is way to pretty to have something bad happen to it. You'll have a great story to to with the quilt when you get the ink out though. :D:

Originally Posted by mollymct

My goodness, but one of the tips has GOT to get that ink out! I'm so sorry this happened! I love your quilt. Hope to hear good news soon...

Originally Posted by moonwolf23

Go over it with a metallic thread. It'll look like it's supposed to be there.

Originally Posted by nativetexan

try oxy clean. dissolve it in hot water and soak quilt and rub a bit too. good luck. i got pencil out that way.

Originally Posted by spinnergs

If nothing else works, you could use a dark quilting thread over the top of the marks so it would look like you meant it to be dark quilting :|

Originally Posted by 1quilt_gma

Let us know how everything works out..interesting thread. I'm going to bookmark it for when I do the same....

Originally Posted by n2scraplvr

oh, thank you, sewgulll! I'll try that. I'll try mayo, lemonade, murphy's oil soap, etc.

:D