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Ah blue pen… how I love   hate   are terrified of thee… but I need you so!

Anybody else in this boat?  You need to mark a quilt either a little or a lot and  chalk or pencil will not do the trick so your turn to the blue pen of  {possible} death.

The whole time I am using it I am worrying that it will not come out and if it comes out at first it might rise back to the surface at anytime there after like an old and less than memorable boyfriend or ex-husband.

With all those fears in mind I was really excited when I learned of Blue Line Eraser Liquid- in fact I might have danced a bit, but there were no cameras so no proof !

While some people have had no problems with their blue pen markings you don’t have to ask very far to hear a tragic story of a quilt top left in a hot car or someone losing their mind and ironing over their blue pen markings making them more permanent and upsetting  than a tattoo obtained during a drunken  holiday in the islands.

Many people also have secret formulas handed down from quilter to quilter during the dark of night and only after the official quilters fit bump and hi-sign have been established .. with some of these working really well but others being a bit dependent on the water type used.  ( I have hard, grumpy water- it does not like to play nice in these situations)

So while not the only way to get rid of blue pen markings for good I am thrilled to know that there is a consistent product that I can reach for when I need to make-gone my blue marks!

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The owner of Blue Line Eraser was so kind as to send  not only a spray bottle for me to try out but also possibly my favorite part – the easy pen style applicator!

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Sometimes I mark and then decide to change things up. In these cases I don’t want to spray the whole area. I just want to remove the areas that need to be changed. With the refillable pen applicator even the smallest areas are easy to erase and dry quickly so that I can remark and get back to quilting!

I put both the pen and the liquid through their paces and have so far been thrilled to pieces.

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I only had two types of blue pen on hand but  even went so far as to iron the snot out of my samples.

Ironing-over-blue-penAnd don’t think that did not make me mildly queasy… the thing I have avoided doing with every part of my being and there I was ironing for a full 3 minutes!  But like a charm just a couple of sprays of the Blue Line Eraser and  everything was back to white.. not a trace of blue in sight.

I left all samples to sit and air dry without a bit of haunting- I am thrilled!

UPDATE 4/14/13- Jaimie Larson #61 is our winner!  Jaimie please contact me at maddie6@bellsouth.net so I can get your shipping information!

Do you want to be thrilled too?..  If so leave a comment about your experience with using blue pen with your quilting  and  take your chance at your own pump bottle of Blue Line Eraser  & one of the refillable pens!  Giveaway begins now ( 4/10/13) and goes through Sunday afternoon with the winner drawn for on Sunday evening! (4/14/13). Winner will be announce here and on the BAQS FB page so make sure to check back in since the winner has 48 hours to claim their prize and if  not we will redraw!

 

 

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