tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250416044087606041.post3450412098208648790..comments2023-04-06T06:27:25.435-07:00Comments on Cut it Straight: Forewarned is Fore-ArmedCathyHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16038679754303319678noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250416044087606041.post-48609652653742790412012-10-25T11:58:25.138-07:002012-10-25T11:58:25.138-07:00Hey Cathy, I hesitate making this suggestion, but...Hey Cathy, I hesitate making this suggestion, but it might work... I DO RECOMMEND A TRIAL RUN ON A SAMPLE!!!! I had this friend who was very anal about her launrdry. Whenever she had a spot on a white background in a printed fabric she used this trick. Mix a small amount of bleach with water and take a q-tip and apply it to the offending spot. Rince thoroughly. If that did not get the spot sometimes she would reapply and put out in the sun or increase the concentration of bleach. I know it sounds a bit radical but it does work in many cases. I'm not that fanatical about spots but I have tried it sometimes. good luck, cheers, Claire W.Caire Witherspoonhttp://cspoonquilt.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1250416044087606041.post-32531646756195772492012-09-13T18:00:11.299-07:002012-09-13T18:00:11.299-07:00Oh to have four arms. My family would be shocked ...Oh to have four arms. My family would be shocked at the number of quilts I too could finish.<br /><br />So very sorry about your quilts. Honestly, a quilt company such as Dritz should know better than to put something out there that they know will cause heartache. Warnings or not. I know it does not help you now, but I have always used a regular old #2 pencil to mark my quilts. Never have I had problems getting the pencil marks out, even on light color fabric. One of my first quilts I marked with blue ball point pen. Yes I did. Fels Naphtha took that right out, with a little help from my nail brush. Try Fels Naphtha. You may want to gently use a brush. If that does not work try this, Oxy Clean Max Force heavy duty super duper strength stuff. As per Stephanie at Loft Creations. She has a horror story here that she was told to use the above. <br /><br />http://www.designsbyloftcreations.com/2012/09/a-vintage-horror-story.html<br /><br />I really hope you can get those marks out in time.<br /><br />blessings, jillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com