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Posted by Tia Mary on November 7, 2009, 10:42 pm
Pat in Virginia wrote:
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> Today I won a quilt at a church raffle. It is an embroidered quilt. The
> 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
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>
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
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(more likely than not) the stitching won't run! CiaoMeow >^;;^<
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PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
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Posted by Pati, in Phx on November 11, 2009, 6:21 pm
Pat a few years ago I had someone ask me about the same thing. She had
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.
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So there is hope. <G>
Have fun,
Pati, in Phx
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> Today I won a quilt at a church raffle. It is an embroidered quilt. The
> fabric was purchased with the blue dots for the embroidery and for the ha=
nd
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> quilting stitching. The maker finished the quilt and did not remove the b=
lue
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> dots. She may even have pressed the quilt top. In any case, =A0the quilt =
hung
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> for weeks in a very sunny atrium at the church. So, I suspect the blue do=
ts
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> are heat set. I have already washed the quilt in cold water with horse so=
ap.
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> The dots did not wash out. It is now on a rack to dry. Does any one have =
any
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> experience or advice for removing the blue dots?
> Thanks bunches!
> PAT in Sunny Virginia
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Posted by Pat in Virginia on November 12, 2009, 11:51 am
Thanks, Pati. I do need to get Biz anyhow. Last night someone said that a
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
Pat a few years ago I had someone ask me about the same thing. She had
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.
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So there is hope. <G>
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Posted by Sandy E on November 12, 2009, 6:04 pm
Howdy!
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$1g6.9642@newsfe10.iad, "Pat in
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> Thanks, Pati. I do need to get Biz anyhow. Last night someone said that a
> 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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Posted by Pat in Virginia on November 13, 2009, 1:43 pm
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
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> Howdy!
> Must ask about your Arc - are you planning to curve around this storm?
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> On 11/12/09 10:51 AM, in article A1XKm.31511$1g6.9642@newsfe10.iad, "Pat
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Meantime, I need to start building my Arc! It is raining and
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>> blowing hard here. The guild meeting for tomorrow has been cancelled.
>> Pat in Wet Virginia
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> 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
>
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