Cute quilt Ann Marie. Glad you fixed it. Just reread this thread for future reference. Sure I will need it at some point. I guess she is an Olympic Sue then?

Very cute.

Aww that's a wonderful quilt. Well done!

Well done, thanks for the update.

Hi,
thanks again for all your help. Should anyone wish to see the results of their advice I've just posted the quilt: Hatshepsut - Sporty UK Sue. A blob of glue was on the hat of Scottish Sue (throwing the Hammer). It came off leaving a greasy mark which came off almost completely when followed advice given. It cannot be seen on the photo.
There was also a string of glue on the grass material. That came off easily but nothing could remove the resultant stain. It's covered by a rather oddly shaped quilted grass tuft behind Sue's skirt.
Thanks for all the help - it made such a difference.
Anne-Marie

WD-40 is something else that could work. I use it for small grease stains on my clothes. Large grease stains I just throw the shirt out...WD-40 has a kerosene base and you will smell like a grease pit forever.

Thanks a lot for posting your results, it really is appreciated.

Sorry I forgot to mention the smell

One further thing I have just remembered about spot cleaning is that you should work from the outer edge of the mark inwards, rather than from the center out, as this helps to 'contain' it so that it doesn't get any larger.

Hi,
just to update everyone:
We made up the Fairy Liquid/white spirit mixture. Then I applied it with a Q Tip. It didn't make much diference. So I threw caution to the wind, applied a heavy amount and rubbed. Where the fusible had been thickest the result was the best. If you know where the mark was you can still make it out but I don't think it would be immediately apparent to someone seeing it for the first time. Where the fusible was thinnest the result was not so good. Of course the drawback of using the mix was that the fabric absolutely stank afterwards and had to have a machine wash to remove the smell.

Summary:
When the fusible gets onto your work cover it with kitchen foil (aluminium foil) and iron. Thicker fusible can be peeled off as it softens. Thinner fusible transfers itself to the foil a bit at a time. The fusible that transfers to the foil is often so faint it is difficult to see. So care has to be taken to keep applying a fresh section of foil or it may soil the fabric.

Washing does not remove any greasy residue but the 50/50 Fairy Liquid/white spirit mix removed the worst of it. It could not be applied to anything that could not be washed as it is so smelly - and possibly flamable. The difficulty in using it was once the cloth was wet it was very hard to see where the mark was. It might be worth putting safety pins around the area before applying the mix. It also might be worth trying the Fairy Liquid (or other decent detergent) by itself.

Thanks to everyone for the help.

Further information on 'White spirit' from the label.
full name 'White Spirit BS 245'
general uses - for thinning solvent based paints, cleaning brushes and general degreasin.
Contains: Naphtha (petroleum) hydrodssulfurized heavy EC No 265-185-4

For those who want even more information, go here http://www.birdbrand.co.uk/msds/White_Spirit_BS245_2006.pdf

It is not good for the skin, as it is a very efficient de-greaser,

My DH says that it is a version of Swarfega, but cheaper, and is not too keen on using it, but I remember my dad and brother using it whenever they had to work on the car or bikes, to clean themselves up afterwards. Besides you don't need much and just treat it with the respect that you would any other powerful household cleaners. It is probably possible to use other washing up liquids, it is just that in UK Fairy is the best, IMO

I just did a quick search for Fairy Liquid and it is available on-line on this side of the pond! One of the websites is http://www.britishfooddepot.com just type in Fairy in the search area once you get to the main page.

PosyP wrote: This sounds positively magical!

PosyP wrote:
I don't think we have Fairy Liquid this side of the pond, and I don't know what white spirit might be. But it does sound rather potent and I might need to have some on hand just in case. Lois

If it is grease, my family recipe is 50/50 Fairy Liquid with white spirit, in a small jam jar, shake it to mix (with the lid on! ) It will go cloudy green and turn into a gel. Rub it on to the grease spot, then wash. My Mother got grease stains out a leather vest using this mixture. I don't know how it works with other washing up liquids, we always used Fairy.

If you want to try one more thing try Dawn dish detergent. I have found it cuts grease on most stains. I have even used it with success on clothing that had been washed and dried. Worth a try if your top can stand up to another washing.