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Chasing Those Blues Away
     Released February 7, 2010

By Christine Dallimore

Don’t throw away those deodorant bottles wash out and reuse to wash away wrong blue lines on fabric. (Mum has removable top).
I was also toldĀ  by a lady who sold quilting products at a craft fairĀ  Blue pens can ruin your projects if not washed out right away.

6 Comments »

  1. Thank you for this idea, usually keep water in a small milk jug thingy, without exception always knock it over. Have also ruined items by pressing embroidery without first removing blue pen. Some times it takes a while to learn by My mistakes. :-)

    Comment by Judy — February 8, 2010 @ 2:17 am

  2. like that idea. joann

    Comment by Joann — February 9, 2010 @ 2:44 pm

  3. I like your idea, I use a small spray bottle with water in it.

    Comment by bfly grandma — February 20, 2010 @ 9:30 pm

  4. I also use a spray bottle. I have found that if it is a material I haven’t used before I check to make sure it would come out first. I have had towel sets that I have started and didn’t get the set finished and have left the blue in for a while (a couple months even) and it has washed out really easy. I do know it warns you never to apply heat so I am careful for that.

    I take it you are talking roll on type of bottle. Wonderful idea!

    Comment by grandma Shari — February 28, 2010 @ 9:49 pm

  5. I would NEVER in a million years use a pen to mark my fabric. for at least 20 years i have been using (exclusively) the air erasable pens.
    they come in pink or purple. I prefer the purple because it shows up on everything, even the darker fabrics. Pink might be the way to go if you are marking black, of course.

    After a day (2 at the most) the markings go away all by themselves!!!!! When I buy, I buy 2 and when I start using the second one, I buy another one. I think I would panic if I didn’t have one when I needed it.

    Anyway - hope this helps somebody to ease their marking steps. (I even use it on plastic canvas)

    Comment by Nadyne Corey — March 9, 2010 @ 8:38 pm

  6. PENS !! NEVER !! i use chalk if i need to mark anything, when i am finished i use a small finger nail brush to brush off,
    i do lots of leather for motorcycle clubs and use chalk all the time. Dollar store and comes in several colors

    Comment by Anita Lane — April 27, 2010 @ 7:51 am

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