JustSewSimple Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 1. How darned long does it take for air erasable (purple) marking to disappear? It has been 24 hours and I still have some marks. 2. Can you see my feet? I couldn't decide what to put in the baby quilt so I drew some feet and quilted them. Can you see them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oma Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Yes I do. Cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceC Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 I see the feet, and I have some of those fabrics in my stash. Cute quilt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 At my house here on the island 30minutes at the most if you are lucky! BTW very cute feet! Yes I see them!!!! very cute quilt and great quilting! Oh and Urban Elementz is having their 25% off sell this week. They have a very cute panto of feet, hands, and feet with hands. Yep I have those too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 I see the feet. I find the purple can take up to 3 days to disappear, depending on the humidity levels of course! You can always help it along with a little water on a q-tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 I use a water-dispensing pen to run over any balky purple marks--and I use the purple pens exclusively for marking. It can take up to a week here, depending on humidity and how fresh the pen is. You'd think a place that already passed the average rainfall mark for May on the 5th would be more humid--but we're not, thank goodness! By the way, your feet are cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggy (SewAsylum) Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 LOL, the feet are soooo cute! Love the colors in this fun quilt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchanted Quilting Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Depending on the fabric and humidity it can take up to a week for the purple ink vanish. Cute footsies on the quilt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.waits Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Cute, cute, cute! Yep, I can see the feet. I'm surprised you're having trouble getting the purple to go away. I don't often use those pens because the marks don't stay long enough for me to get the quilting done before they're gone. You could try opening a window, except the pollen from the hedge bushes might choke you to death. Spritzing would probably work. Or as Heidi suggested, dab it with a wet Q-tip. Linda, May hasn't been that bad here (except for the tornadoes), but we've already had 27" of rain so far this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 My go to for baby quilts is usually hearts, but I love your tootsies! Air erasable I have to assist with a water pen for most of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 I have one here that has had purple marks for over two weeks. After I bind it I am putting it in the washing machine. Yes, I can see the feet. How cute. I did something similar one time with hand prints. I used a handprint cookie cutter and traced around it, then quilted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted May 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Well, you Eagle Eyes are slipping. On the top row, third - yellow block, there is only one foot. I noticed it today. Glad she didn't come get it. I guess it was, "out of step!" Hand prints are a good idea! I will remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 The feet are adorable. What a great quilting idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryjo2003 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Man, you guys are lucky that the air erasable lasts so long. If I can't get it quilted within about 2-3 hours, I have to re-mark! The feet are very cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 cute baby toes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleyl Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Spritz it with a spray bottle of water. Let dry, if marks aren't all gone spritz again and let dry. Air dry of course. Winter here they can last a long time. In the summer with the swamp cooler on, they are gone before your done marking. It is all humidity. Shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.waits Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Sylvia, Did you get the marks out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaSteller Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Sometimes they take forever to go away. Some days, I can't even finish quilting a simple design with them before they are gone and I'm left wondering where my trail went. They do eventually disappear. Sometimes I think it's like a watched pot. As long as you're expecting them to go, they won't. I've returned quilts to a customer with them still in, and told them to let me know if they aren't gone within a few days. They always vanish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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