jnfmd14412

I have seen on several different places about placing the finished quilts in water and rinsing them, then drying flat to block it. If I don't have marks to remove, is this necessary?

Jackie Spencer

I never wash my wall hangings. I have a smoke free home. I just throw them in the dryer with a bounce dryer sheet. Quilts that I make to enter in a Juryed Show I do not wash either. I should also say I do not pre-wash my fabric.

charlottemarie

I don't wash my quilts either. I buy dry cleaning sheets and this is all I do to clean them. Of course most of my fabric is pre-washed before I use it.

wolph33

same here at my house

Candace

Yes, I wash everything.

Hinterland

It depends. If the quilt hangs straight, then I wouldn't bother. If you want to block it but the quilt is clean, you can dampen it with water from a spray bottle and block it.

Janet

LadyElisabeth

I'm anothr quilter who washes EVERYTHING before I begin the project.

spokanequilter

I always pre-wash my fabrics. And if I want the quilt to have that crinkly look, I will wash it. Don't usually wash wallhangings - just toss them in the dryer to freshen them up when I switch them out, and then press them with Best Press before I re-hang them.

Scissor Queen

I don't pre-wash ever and I don't wash wall hangings. If they get dusty I'll use the sticky roller on them. I do wash other quilts after they're finished.

Joset

I prewash my fabric. i also clean my quilts in cool water. we live in smoke free house
but in winter run a corn burner. so things can get dusty and a smoky.