rosemaynes

Hello to all my quilting friends. I bought on line a red and white log cabin kit. I am now ready to start cutting and I find that probably the fabrics have not been washed. (They are already in strips). So I put all the red fabric in the sink and as I had expected the red fabric starts to bleed. HELP... what now? I am not about to make this quilt spend all the time, love and then long arm it to have it not be washable. Does anyone have a simple answer to stopping the bleeding on this strips?
Rose

amma

Click on search at the top of the page and type in bleeding... there will be many topics to choose from with lots of good information for you to read :D:D:D

Rachel

I would put some retayne in the sink and hand wash them.

Prism99

Yes. Retayne.

rosemaynes

I have never heard of "Retayne". Thank you all I will go pick some up now. Thanks again.
Rose

sueisallaboutquilts

I love red but am always scared to death to use it for that very reason :(
Good luck!!!!!!!!!! :D

Linda B

Rinse, rinse, rinse and rinse some more.

rosemaynes

I love the rinse, rinse, rinse, I have been doing that all after noon because I couldn't get out like I thought I could. Thank you all.

craftybear

did you get the fabric to stop bleeding?

rosemaynes

I believe it stopped or is good enough I am sewing with it now. I soaked it and drained it over and over and by the last time the water was pretty much clear. So I hope I'm all good now. Thank you for all your info there was products that I have never heard of nor ever seen listed. So I'm going to pick some up just to have in the house. Thanks everyone.