Review of Dritz Quilting Chalk Cartridge Set

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DO NOT BUY THESE... they are sold for sewing (quilting), but the colored chalks STAIN light colored fabric... I just spent weeks HAND QUILTING a beautiful quilt as a gift and the whole thing is ruined because the colored chalk won't wash out of the light fabrics! DO NOT BUY THESE!!!!!

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I used this on a little girls dress to help line it up for an embroidery hoop. The dress is now done and beautiful, except for the yellow chalk line I cannot get to come out.

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I spent weeks hand quilting a quilt to give as a baby gift only to discover that the colored chalk DOES NOT COME OFF! I have tried several products trying to remove the stains but nothing works. Do not buy this product!!!!!!

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I don't buy these on Amazon & I didn't read any reviews before using. I've been sewing for ~30 years and I've used lots of other types/brands of chalk/pencil/ink markers for sewing in the past without an issue. Sewers & quilters please TEST removal of these carefully on any surface that will show!!! I made the mistake of tracing very faint lines on the surface of a quilt (cream colored cotton, yellow chalk marker) and now I'm not sure if I will ever get the marks out. I was careful not to apply any heat, and use low pressure/light marks. I've tried brushing gently, brushing with a stiff brush, cool water, & rubbing alcohol on a cotton pad. The best combo so far was brushing (gently, with a stiff brush) followed by dabbing rubbing alcohol with a cotton pad followed by a dry pad (be warned, the alcohol can make some fabric colors run, so pretest on a scrap if you try this method). In bright light it still looks like someone...um...peed on the corner of my quilt where I used the markers. Kind of a bummer but I guess I should have read reviews. I'm hoping when I wash it (with stain remover) these marks will come out.

These may be best left for other uses where showing/removal is not an issue. I wish Dritz would market these differently (not for quilters). They may be able to use for sewing in places where the marks won't show (within seam lines/hems) but I'd test there for bleeding as well. For now, they are going into my general art supply stash and out of my sewing supplies.

Pros:

Lots of colors

Sharper than my other chalk products

Easy to interchange

Very bright/easy to see marks

Cons:

Difficult or impossible to get marks off of fabric

Very bright/easy to see marks

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Terrible product. Chalk doesn't stay sharp, is difficult to sharpen, easily snaps into pieces. The biggest problem is that it is difficult to remove the colored chalk from light colored fabric. I haven't given up trying to get the blue and the orange out of my pale apple green quilt top, but I'm starting to be concerned. I've washed it several times w/ Zout and washing machine detergent in cold water. Have not put it in the drier. It seems to be fading but I'm not sure yet. I will be trying white vinegar. This product was pretty expensive and perhaps worse than useless. Expected more from Dritz.