How to Remove Stubborn Blue Soluble Marker Lines
Give It A Try On Other Marker Lines As Well!
Have you ever washed a new quilt only to discover that not all the blue markings washed out? Soluble blue marker lines usually disappear on contact with water – until they don’t. Then what to do?
If this happens to your quilt, consider the solution Susan from QuiltFabrication found – Dawn dish washing detergent. She details her process for removing lines in her article, which also explains what she tried that didn’t work.
Before using Dawn.
After using a 50% solution of Dawn and water.
Susan used Dawn two ways, as a spot cleaner and for soaking the entire quilt. For spots she used a solution of 50% Dawn and 50% water. Since she didn’t get all the spots she went on to soak the quilt in a bathtub with 3-4 inches of water and 1/4 cup of Dawn. Both solutions worked.
We can’t help but wonder if Dawn would also work to remove other types of stubborn markings. It’s worth a try!
You’ll find additional insights in the comments section at the end of Susan’s article.
I am also a fountain pen enthusiast. Dawn also works really well for getting fountain pen ink off skin, out of fabric, etc.
I have never had trouble with blue wash out pen!! never and I have been using them for years and years – the trick is to wash your quilt when you are done with lots of water – a super wash load size – let it soak for 30 minutes before the wash cycle – wash twice if you need to – never once have I had any blue soluble wash out pens have the blue come back and I have been quilting for 30+ years and have made hundreds of quilts.