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Haven't tried that. Will test it out though. Thanks

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You wouldn't believe the sigh I made. My DH even brought me a glass of wine after the quilt was picked up to celebrate. :cool:

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Okay all, I'll let you know how my quilt came out. You just won't believe this. I took Shana's suggestion and used baking soda and water to get the yellow chalk out. I did this on the table not in the machine. The chalk came right out!! DH & I were smiling and doing a happy dance. I forgot all about also making some dashes with the purple air-solluble pen too!! AND THEN, AND THEN, as the quilt was drying, alas, what should appear out of nowhere but purple dashes everywhere!!!!!!!!!!! Now, how to get rid of these? I used Oxi-clean with a Q-tip on each dash. This was a full afternoon work getting rid of these. But it did work! When I ironed it there were still a some places that flashed purple but faded as they cooled.

I emailed the Clover company that made this chalk. They apologized for my inconvenience and said to use 5 parts water and 2 parts vinegar to get the chalk out and let AIR DRY. Do not put in dryer.

Bottom line, my customer picked up the quilt tonight and just loved it!! I didn't tell him about my issues but told him if he had any problems with anything to just let me know.

Now, back to my happy dance.

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Thanks Karen, my husband knows exactly what you\'re talking about. (He\'s old)

I\'ll look for it and keep some on hand for things like this.

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Okay, I used cool water and quite a bit of baking soda. I used a white wash cloth and got the yellow line fairly wet and rubbed gently. I have high hopes that this is working. I\'m letting it air dry right now. It looks like it may be working I\'ll let you know. I emailed the Clover company, I hope they get back with me.

What kind of markers do you all suggest? Especially, when they might be on the quilt for a while. When you do whole quilts do you mark them first? If so, they probably have the marks on them for a while too, right?

Thanks Shana for the baking soda idea. And Bonnie thanks for the heads up on the yellow pencil and chalk.

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Bonnie, I don\'t need to hear that right now. What can I do now? I need to get this to my customer very soon. I feel sick.

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Shana, thanks for getting back with me. I have a refill that I haven\'t opened yet. It\'s Clover brand yellow chalk for the Chaco Liner Pen. I\'m going to try the baking soda. Do you use cool water? And do you put very much soda in?

Thanks,

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I have marked a quilt with yellow chalk and the marking has been on there for about a month. Now that I\'m finished I can\'t get the chalk out. I\'ve tried vacuuming, brushing and using a damp cloth. Nothing has worked! Do any of you have any suggestions? I want to iron it but afraid that will set the chalk forever.

Thanks,