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Help......Problem with rust marks on quilt.
I've just recently found this group and have been enjoying reading the large
amounts of mail. I would love some advice if possible. I am making a quilt using the "quilt as you go method" and have heavily embroidered and quilted the large middle section. Unfortunately, the type of quilting that I have used has pulled in the embroidered middle heart and puffed it out. In order to try and straighten the section, I added further quilting to no avail. Then I decided to block the section and try stretching it out. This has worked nicely....but my problem is that the board that I used for blocking and stretching the quilt has two hinges on it for folding together. When I wet the entire quilt to block it, the metal hinges created rust....which has dried and marked three sections on the back of my quilt. I am not in a position to redo the quilt, so any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have not attempted to remove these rust stains yet in case I caused further problems. Please help with advice. Thankyou. |
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Hi!
I am making a quilt using the "quilt as you go method" and have heavily embroidered and quilted the large middle section. Unfortunately, the type of quilting that I have used has pulled in the embroidered middle heart and puffed it out. In order to try and straighten the section, I added further quilting to no avail. Then I decided to block the section and try stretching it out. This has worked nicely....but my problem is that the board that I used for blocking and stretching the quilt has two hinges on it for folding together. When I wet the entire quilt to block it, the metal hinges created rust....which has dried and marked three sections on the back of my quilt. I am not in a position to redo the quilt, so any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have not attempted to remove these rust stains yet in case I caused further problems. Please help with advice. Thankyou. I have gotten rust stains out of old quilts (75+ yo) using Biz. I soaked 'em in the washing machine, sometimes for several days, and it got nearly every stain out. You must have very nearly had a heart attack when you saw the rust -- my heart goes out to you! Good luck! Karen Johnson http://www.dabukar.com |
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"Rapunzel" wrote in message ... I've just recently found this group and have been enjoying reading the large amounts of mail. I would love some advice if possible. I am making a quilt using the "quilt as you go method" and have heavily embroidered and quilted the large middle section. Unfortunately, the type of quilting that I have used has pulled in the embroidered middle heart and puffed it out. In order to try and straighten the section, I added further quilting to no avail. Then I decided to block the section and try stretching it out. This has worked nicely....but my problem is that the board that I used for blocking and stretching the quilt has two hinges on it for folding together. When I wet the entire quilt to block it, the metal hinges created rust....which has dried and marked three sections on the back of my quilt. I am not in a position to redo the quilt, so any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have not attempted to remove these rust stains yet in case I caused further problems. Please help with advice. Thankyou. This is the weinie way out -- when I have had a quilt back crisis, I usually put my label over the crisis. This has led to a couple of quilts with labels in *cough* odd places. Or you could applique something over it -- maybe another heart? Ellen |
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I do think Biz is the greatest! There is a rust remover that
usually can be found in the grocery laundry section. Mom always kept a bottle of it around and it seemed to work. Taria Karen Johnson wrote: Hi! I am making a quilt using the "quilt as you go method" and have heavily embroidered and quilted the large middle section. Unfortunately, the type of quilting that I have used has pulled in the embroidered middle heart and puffed it out. In order to try and straighten the section, I added further quilting to no avail. Then I decided to block the section and try stretching it out. This has worked nicely....but my problem is that the board that I used for blocking and stretching the quilt has two hinges on it for folding together. When I wet the entire quilt to block it, the metal hinges created rust....which has dried and marked three sections on the back of my quilt. I am not in a position to redo the quilt, so any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have not attempted to remove these rust stains yet in case I caused further problems. Please help with advice. Thankyou. I have gotten rust stains out of old quilts (75+ yo) using Biz. I soaked 'em in the washing machine, sometimes for several days, and it got nearly every stain out. You must have very nearly had a heart attack when you saw the rust -- my heart goes out to you! Good luck! Karen Johnson http://www.dabukar.com |
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Sometimes lemon juice and sunshine will do the trick. Don't know if you
have access to sunshine or not - we haven't seen much of it lately. Polly "Ellen" wrote in message ... "Rapunzel" wrote in message ... I've just recently found this group and have been enjoying reading the large amounts of mail. I would love some advice if possible. I am making a quilt using the "quilt as you go method" and have heavily embroidered and quilted the large middle section. Unfortunately, the type of quilting that I have used has pulled in the embroidered middle heart and puffed it out. In order to try and straighten the section, I added further quilting to no avail. Then I decided to block the section and try stretching it out. This has worked nicely....but my problem is that the board that I used for blocking and stretching the quilt has two hinges on it for folding together. When I wet the entire quilt to block it, the metal hinges created rust....which has dried and marked three sections on the back of my quilt. I am not in a position to redo the quilt, so any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have not attempted to remove these rust stains yet in case I caused further problems. Please help with advice. Thankyou. This is the weinie way out -- when I have had a quilt back crisis, I usually put my label over the crisis. This has led to a couple of quilts with labels in *cough* odd places. Or you could applique something over it -- maybe another heart? Ellen |
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I got a stain remover a few years back.I beleive it was a "Stain Devil"They
make them for all types of stains.As I rememberit worked well. -- Estelle UK http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/gal.../ph//my_photos "Rapunzel" wrote in message ... I've just recently found this group and have been enjoying reading the large amounts of mail. I would love some advice if possible. I am making a quilt using the "quilt as you go method" and have heavily embroidered and quilted the large middle section. Unfortunately, the type of quilting that I have used has pulled in the embroidered middle heart and puffed it out. In order to try and straighten the section, I added further quilting to no avail. Then I decided to block the section and try stretching it out. This has worked nicely....but my problem is that the board that I used for blocking and stretching the quilt has two hinges on it for folding together. When I wet the entire quilt to block it, the metal hinges created rust....which has dried and marked three sections on the back of my quilt. I am not in a position to redo the quilt, so any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have not attempted to remove these rust stains yet in case I caused further problems. Please help with advice. Thankyou. |
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Welcome! You already have lots of good advice. Mine is to test any chemicals
first on a scrap of your backing fabric, and other main fabrics too if it will involve the whole quilt! (Personally, I'd go with the strategic label idea :-) Roberta in D "Rapunzel" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... I've just recently found this group and have been enjoying reading the large amounts of mail. I would love some advice if possible. I am making a quilt using the "quilt as you go method" and have heavily embroidered and quilted the large middle section. Unfortunately, the type of quilting that I have used has pulled in the embroidered middle heart and puffed it out. In order to try and straighten the section, I added further quilting to no avail. Then I decided to block the section and try stretching it out. This has worked nicely....but my problem is that the board that I used for blocking and stretching the quilt has two hinges on it for folding together. When I wet the entire quilt to block it, the metal hinges created rust....which has dried and marked three sections on the back of my quilt. I am not in a position to redo the quilt, so any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have not attempted to remove these rust stains yet in case I caused further problems. Please help with advice. Thankyou. |
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"Karen Johnson" wrote in message ... I have gotten rust stains out of old quilts (75+ yo) using Biz. I soaked 'em in the washing machine, sometimes for several days, and it got nearly every stain out. You must have very nearly had a heart attack when you saw the rust -- my heart goes out to you! Good luck! Karen Johnson http://www.dabukar.com Karen, Could you tell me what Biz is. I have not heard of this product. Thanks. |
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"Ellen" wrote in message ... This is the weinie way out -- when I have had a quilt back crisis, I usually put my label over the crisis. This has led to a couple of quilts with labels in *cough* odd places. Or you could applique something over it -- maybe another heart? Ellen Ellen, I do like your idea. I've just gone and had another look at it...probably not a heart, but a lace butterfly would look quite nice on the back and add a different dimension. Thankyou for the idea. |
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Karen, Could you tell me what Biz is. I have not heard of this product.
Thanks. You can find it in the same aisle with other laundry detergents. It's an enzyme cleaner, not a detergent or bleach, so it's safe on fabric. Older quilts are tricky since you don't know how fragile the fabric is, or how dyefast it is .. and I figure if a product is safe enough for an antique quilt, it's certainly safe for one I just made! For info on cleaning antique quilts, see: http://www.quilthistory.com/cleaning.htm. There might be something there that will help you, too. Hope this helps, Karen Johnson http://www.dabukar.com |
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