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Removing Marks from Your Quilt Tops
They Thought I was Nuts
When I Told Them I Found
a Beautiful Jelly Roll
at the Quilt Shop
But Their Eyes Sparkled When They Saw the
Delicious Heirloom Quilt I Created from Those
Easy-to-Use Pre-cut Strips of Fabric!
Who would have believed that wandering around a quilt shop these days could be almost like a visit to a bakery?
A quick look at a counter top and you will probably discover Layer Cake fabric bundles, Honey Buns, Fat Quarters and Jelly Rolls - maybe even more.
Just like tasty pasteries, each has a different attraction, and using any of them you can create a beautiful heirloom quilt.
Now you can have the best tools at your fingertips to ensure that you maximize your pre-cut fabrics - ensuring you have enough fabric to make the quilt you want to make.
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Here is a collection of tips for removing marks from quilt tops:
- Remove pencil marks with Baby Wet Ones, Spray ‘n Wash
- Baby shampoo and cold water
- Orvus quilt soap and warm water
- Formula 409
- Fels-Naptha Soap
- Saturate a cloth with rubbing alcohol and rub it on the quilt; or 3 ounces of water, 1 ounce of rubbing alcohol and 3 drops of Ivory dish detergent
- Remove fat chalk marks with plain cold water, dabbing with a clean sponge
- Use a clean art gum eraser – available at an office supply store
- Remove ink with hair spray
Happy Quilting!
Penny Halgren
www.How-to-Quilt.com
www.TheQuiltingCoach.com
www.QuiltBlockLibrary.com
©2009, Penny Halgren
Penny is a quilter of more than 27 years who seeks to interest new
quilters and provide them with the resources necessary to create
beautiful quilts.
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