Guess who won a quilt? Guess who has a problem with said prize?
Pat in Virginia
fabric was purchased with the blue dots for the embroidery and for the hand
quilting stitching. The maker finished the quilt and did not remove the blue
dots. She may even have pressed the quilt top. In any case, the quilt hung
for weeks in a very sunny atrium at the church. So, I suspect the blue dots
are heat set. I have already washed the quilt in cold water with horse soap.
The dots did not wash out. It is now on a rack to dry. Does any one have any
experience or advice for removing the blue dots?
Thanks bunches!
PAT in Sunny Virginia
Sartorresartus
so hot water, bio washing powder (or non-bio and OXY, which I prefer)
Fabric conditioner in the final rinse. Oh and washing machine rather
than by hand as it does a more thorough job. If being gentle hasn't
sorted it, bring out the big guns. It certainly can't make it worse.
Nel
(Gadget Queen)
Sandy
Congratulations and commiseration, Pat. :S I don't have any suggestions,
but I wish you luck.
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net
Mary
here's my suggestion -- hang on to it for one year, and then return it
to the church to raffle again! I have done this a couple of times,
saying something along the lines of "I have really enjoyed this _____
for a year, and my family and friends have admired it, too. However,
it's time to share it, so how about if the church raffles it again?
Let the next winner enjoy it, too, and then pass it on someday for
family, friend, or even another raffle winner. Some things should be
shared."
J*
sounds like someone didnt actually stitch over the blue dots as they should
have?
is that what happened?
how sad to take all that time and work embroidering and then leave those in.
might be if you cant wash it out you can disguise it somehow.
how would a bunch of new French Knots look over those dots?
got a close up pix of it?
j.
"Pat in Virginia" wrote ...
dealer83
I've removed ironed on blue quilt marker lines with Tide Pen to
Go...aka, peroxide. Nothing else worked and I figured I'd give it a
go in a tiny spot to see what happened. It worked! You might want to
take a Qtip or toothpick with a bitty drop of peroxide and try it on
one 'dot' and see what happens. I hope you can find a solution that's
easy. Congratulations on your win too! Donna
Polly Esther
stitching (more or less) it hasn't harmed anything yet and may have killed a
germ or two. It's certainly worth a try. Never tried it on baked-in blue
marks. Might take 2 tries. Might not work at all but we'll cross our
fingers. Polly
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> And throw in a color catcher/dye magnet to catch any runs from the floss.
>
> Julia in MN
>
Joanna
remover. I would test a small section though. But I would really love ot
see a pic of the quilt...pretty please....
Thanx
Joanna
J*
just as it is called, it grabs excess dye like a magnet grabs stray
pins/needles.
sometimes dye colours run in fabrics and embroidery threads sometimes too.
it is one of the reasons a lot of us wash every fabric before it goes near
the sewing room.
nothing worse than taking all that time, energy and expense
to make a beautiful quilt just to have the colour run when it is first
washed.
doesnt happen often but once is more than anyone wants.
check the laundry detergent aisle in your supermarket.
if its not there, ask if they can get any.
http://www.shoutitout.com/preserve-colors.aspx
j.
"Ruby" wrote ...
Tia Mary
Needleworkers call this "blue line embroidery" and I have done more
than my fair share of it! Even an experienced stitcher like myself has
trouble covering up the blue stuff all the time. Quite often, one
washing doesn't even come close to removing the tell tale blue lines or
dots. I'd give the quilt two or three additional washings before even
thinking about giving up on it. Of course, that's assuming you actually
like the quilt! Use cool water and regular soap -- certainly can't hurt
the thing at this point and if the stitcher used DMC or Anchor floss
(more likely than not) the stitching won't run! CiaoMeow >^;;^<
PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary
Pat in Virginia
nicely. Even so, the thread doesn't quite cover each and every dot. If I had
to do French Knots over all those THOUSANDS of dots I'd go mad, simply mad!
Pat
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Sunny
warm? Someone who isn't a quilter will see beautiful work rather than
little blue spots. Maybe. But I bet therer are places that would
welcome your reject.
Sunny
Pati, in Phx
a quilt that was many years old, and not finished. (Started by a
relative...) She finished it and washed it and still had blue marks.
I suggested BIZ. She tried it and had good luck. (Be sure the batting,
etc is not silk or wool.) I saw the quilt hanging in the fair, got
real up close with it even, and virtually all the blue marks came out.
So there is hope. <G>
Have fun,
Pati, in Phx
Pat in Virginia
quilt appraiser recently stated that a 'new' product "Spray & Wash with
Resolve" is excellent for problem stains. When the storm passes I will
venture out to buy those products, then I can test each on a small place of
the quilt. Meantime, I need to start building my Arc! It is raining and
blowing hard here. The guild meeting for tomorrow has been cancelled.
Pat in Wet Virginia
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Pat in Virginia
I will enjoy the reverse of the quilt, as a fantastic white on white!
Pat in Windy Virginia
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Pat in Virginia
As I mentioned elsewhere today, the 'reverse' of the quilt presents as a
lovely white on white. So, even if the marks do not fade, I can enjoy it
very much.
I would not return the quilt, although your idea certainly has merit in some
situations, perhaps in a large urban setting. This is a fairly small parish
and it would be too hurtful to the lovely woman who produces these
embroidered tops every year. Did I mention that the cross stitching is very
uniform and precise? Each X is stitched with the top thread in same
direction all over the quilt. Nice.
Besides, I have not yet begun to fight the blue marks! There are other ways
to approach the problem, as noted here in RCTQ. I appreciate all the
suggestions and will let you all know how it turns out.
TTFN, Pat in Stormy Virginia
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Sandy E
BIZ
I use BIZ on all manner of quilts and clothes (we don't do silk here).
Good luck, Pat!
Must ask about your Arc - are you planning to curve around this storm?
Vaya con Dios.
R/Sandy
On 11/12/09 10:51 AM, in article A1XKm.31511$1g6....@newsfe10.iad, "Pat in
Pat in Virginia
(Blushing.)
So, along with the Ark, I guess I have to 'build' an Arc .... easily done by
arranging thread stash into a Rainbow of Colors!!
The wood for the Ark is now available ... a goodly portion of a neighbor's
large tree is now in my yard! No houses, animals, people, nor stash was hurt
in the incident.
Pat in wet Virginia
"Sandy E" <el...@tx.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Howdy!
> Must ask about your Arc - are you planning to curve around this storm?
> On 11/12/09 10:51 AM, in article A1XKm.31511$1g6....@newsfe10.iad, "Pat
Sandy E
I found it charming, Pat.
Just been watching the weather channel reports on y'all's storms; MERCY!
Looks like plenty of wood will be floating in; cast your nets.
Thank goodness you know how to protect the quilt stash!
Good luck!
R/Sandy
On 11/13/09 12:43 PM, in article TMhLm.31700$1g6....@newsfe10.iad, "Pat in
Sandy
"Pat in Virginia" <pat.q...@cox.net> wrote:
> As soon as I hit 'send' I realized I had not corrected my spelling error!!
> (Blushing.)
> So, along with the Ark, I guess I have to 'build' an Arc .... easily done by
> arranging thread stash into a Rainbow of Colors!!
> The wood for the Ark is now available ... a goodly portion of a neighbor's
> large tree is now in my yard! No houses, animals, people, nor stash was hurt
> in the incident.
> Pat in wet Virginia
My goodness, Pat, I think you have more to worry about than a slip of
the finger! I hope you're high and dry -- the photos I'm seeing of the
area near you aren't very reassuring. :(
Pat in Virginia
not in a flooded area. This storm was close to Hurricane strength. The
forced time at home yielded some extra quality time in my sewing room!
Pat
"Sandy" <inv...@invalid.invalid> > My goodness, Pat, I think you have more
Sandy
"Pat in Virginia" <pat.q...@cox.net> wrote:
> Thanks for the good wishes, Sandy! Not high and dry, but not too bad. We are
> not in a flooded area. This storm was close to Hurricane strength. The
> forced time at home yielded some extra quality time in my sewing room!
> Pat
I'm glad to hear it, Pat! :D And I'm assuming that you didn't even lose
power, since your sewing room is probably powered by electricity. ;)
>
> "Sandy" <inv...@invalid.invalid> > My goodness, Pat, I think you have more
> to worry about than a slip of
> > the finger! I hope you're high and dry -- the photos I'm seeing of the
> > area near you aren't very reassuring. :(