Removing Clover Chaco Slim liner from Quilt
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Removing Clover Chaco Slim liner from Quilt
I had a dozen "purple be gone" and NOT ONE worked even though they had never been open. I have always had success using the WHITE Clover Chaco slim liner to mark my larger borders with no difficulty getting the chalk off. The white did NOT show up on the fabric I was marking so I grabbed their blue powder liner!! NOW it won't come off the quilt!!! I have tried vacuuming it which didn't work very well. I called Clover customer service and they suggested using a Mr. Clean sponge. They said to use it dry. THAT didn't work. I don't have the ability to wash this quilt in my washer and hang it out to dry because it has become very cold here in sunny California. Does anybody have any suggestions. THANKS !!!
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Perhaps you could go to a laundramat and wash it in one of the extra large machines, if they have them. To dry, you could do what my mother used to do in the winter. Hang a clothesline inside and hang it there. I've dried things on a line in my basement in the past, too.
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When I took my FMQ class, the instructor said that he had used the blue "pounce" to make a white quilt top and he also couldn't put it in the washer. He said he had to keep spraying and dabbing with water and then letting it dry. It got lighter and lighter each time until it was done. . . 8 tries later!!! I would definately try the Oxyclean!
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I don't know if this will work with blue but I had trouble with the yellow Chaco marker. I emailed the company and they suggested a solution of 5parts water to 1 part vinegar. I dabbed it with a wash cloth and the yellow marks came right out. Try this on an inconspicuous spot first, but it's so dilute it shouldn't harm your quilt. Good luck! Hope this works for you.
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I wash and dry my quilts in the machines on regular settings assuming this is how they are going to be treated by their recipients. Is this an art quilt that you couldn't machine dry? I'd pop it in the washer and just make sure the marks come out before putting it in the dryer. I know I've used those markers in the past and not had issues with them coming out when washed.
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