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05-01-2016, 11:43 AM

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nativetexan

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I got some old pencil marks out with Oxy clean. put in the sink and sort of rubbed lightly on the marks.

05-01-2016, 11:46 AM

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ManiacQuilter2

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What a beautiful find. Try the erasers that are made for fabric.

05-01-2016, 11:48 AM

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ptquilts

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lynnie

beautiful!!!! Lucky you!! i'm jealous you got such a wonderful find, and for pennies no less.
Have you tried an eraser? I know it takes forever, but it might work for you. good luck, let us see it when it's quilted.
will you hand quilt it or machine quilt it?

All I know how to do is hand quilting.

05-01-2016, 12:04 PM

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Tartan

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Great find! Rather then try to remove the marks, I might get some embroidery floss in a matching greeny/mint and stem stitch on the drawn pattern. It's a pretty pattern and I might repeat the embroidery pattern on all 4 corners on the white and then finish the quilt.

05-01-2016, 01:27 PM

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sassy granny

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If the marking is from a wood lead pencil, soap and warm water will take it out . I have marked that way before and it washed out fine.

05-01-2016, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Tartan

What a great idea, Tartan! It would sure be nice to preserve the quilter's hand work. I must be feeling a little nostalgic today. Somehow, it strikes me as kind sad for someone's work to come to this. Nice though that another quilter found it.