Best way to wash FQ
#1
Ok ladies I have had some problems and need advice. It seems like when I wash FQ/ F8 and sometimes 1/2 yards they frey a lot or end up getting a hole in them. Also do you use soap or not when you wash. Any tips...
#4
Glad to see these posts. I had put mine in the washer and dryer and they were so limp and not real pretty even after I ironed them. Now I will just rinse them and hang up tp dry and press. I feel better now...HA HA, sometimes it takes me a little bit longer to get things thru my head....
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Originally Posted by I come to the sea to breathe
Glad to see these posts. I had put mine in the washer and dryer and they were so limp and not real pretty even after I ironed them. Now I will just rinse them and hang up tp dry and press. I feel better now...HA HA, sometimes it takes me a little bit longer to get things thru my head....
If you starch them they'll be perfect again and won't shrink. I put mine in a lingerie bag and wash with all my other clothes. I figure whoever is using the quilts isn't going to be delicate with them. Then I starch the fabric and it won't run or shrink too much once quilted. It's a matter of preference.
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I figure whoever is using the quilts isn't going to be delicate with them.
I agree - I always wash everything in warm and dry on hot - first the fabric then the finished quilt. That way if anything is going to happen to it, I know before I give it to someone. The lingerie bag works great for fat quarters.
I agree - I always wash everything in warm and dry on hot - first the fabric then the finished quilt. That way if anything is going to happen to it, I know before I give it to someone. The lingerie bag works great for fat quarters.
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I also wash mine in the kitchen sink. Put in a few drops of laundry detergent and let them soak for a while. I dip out a glassful of the water and hold it up to the window to see if any dyes have run. If not, empty soapy water, fill back up with rinse water, swish 'em, then lay out a big bath towel on the floor and layer the fq's on it. Roll it up and squeeze the excess water out. I let them air dry to "almost" dry and then press with steam. I can get them looking almost brand new by putting a few drops of white vinegar in the water for the iron.
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