I received an email from Kathie with a question on how to remove lines that she marked using a Bohin maker. I thought this might be something worth sharing with more than just Kathie.
Here are some of the things I have used to successfully remove chalk marks.
1. Brush with a soft toothbrush. Just rubbing back and forth across the mark will often remove those unwanted lines.
2. Do you know what a micro-fiber dust cloth is? A man in one of my classes recommended it. (I don’t like to appear prejudice in any way but the fact that a man knew about a dust cloth did peek my interest. And he was not married. I think he would be a great catch!) I went right home and tried it and it worked. You just rub it over the marks and they brush off. I purchased mine at http://www.solutions.com
3. Place tape over the mark, painters or masking tape, rub over the tape (marks are underneath) and when you lift the tape the chalk sticks to the tape.
4. Washing in water should also remove the marks. I prefer to gently hand wash my quilts. I wash with Orvus.
5. Use a fabric eraser. Bohin makes a nice fabric eraser.
Here is a picture of Kathie’s finished quilt with all the marks successfully removed. Of all the things Kathie tried she said the micro-fiber dust cloth worked the best for removing the lines. So, instead of using if for dusting keep it in your sewing room for removing marks. I love multi-purpose items. Kathie used a pattern called the Chain Quilt by Suzanne Maas, Quilt Country Inc., Lewisville, TX.
If any of you have successfully removed chalk marking from your quilts with another solution I would love to hear from you.