Guess who won a quilt? Guess who has a problem with said prize?

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

I always wash quilts acording to the fabric rather than anything else,
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)

On Nov 7, 9:42*pm, "Pat in Virginia" wrote:
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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"Pat in Virginia" wrote:

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


Congratulations and commiseration, Pat. :S I don't have any suggestions,
but I wish you luck.

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I'm so sorry to hear the quilt was inadvertently abused that way! But
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."

ack!!
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 ...
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

On Nov 7, 5:10*pm, Mary wrote:
I'm so sorry to hear the quilt was inadvertently abused that way! *But
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."

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

Peroxide is standard equipment in my sewing room. In a hundred years of
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


"J*" wrote in message
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ack!!
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 ...
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

And throw in a color catcher/dye magnet to catch any runs from the floss.

Julia in MN

Sartorresartus wrote:
I always wash quilts acording to the fabric rather than anything else,
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)

On Nov 7, 9:42 pm, "Pat in Virginia" wrote:
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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Julia in MN wrote:
And throw in a color catcher/dye magnet to catch any runs from the floss.

Julia in MN

what is a colour catcher magnet please??

Can't help you other then I use Tide laundry soap and the cheap stain
remover. I would test a small section though. But I would really love ot
see a pic of the quilt...pretty please....
Thanx
Joanna

Pat in Virginia wrote:
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