Can you wash a paper pieced design?

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02-11-2011, 06:42 AM

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Jan in VA

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Originally Posted by BKrenning

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Originally Posted by Jan in VA

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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess

Thanks so much. It didn't make sense and I'm not sure what she meant. Probably just heard her wrong.

It's possible also that she meant the older/antique paper-pieced quilts, some of which still have the paper inside them but are batted, backed, and bound.

Jan in VA

That is what I would think, too as well as the crazy quilts that were made with all kinds of different fabrics--many not washable. They were hung outside to "air out". Can you imagine trying to wash a quilt on a washboard or in the creek?

I know!!
I also can't imagine washing a quilt in a bathtub! Think how hard that is on the fabric and seams, trying to lift that thing/move it around when it's all wet, mercy! Give me my front loader any day, LOL :-D

Jan in VA